BIRTHDAYS: Kimberly Page (Birthday 1st January), Famous American Actress, Kimberly Page's Biography, Career Graph of Kimberly Page, Wrestling

Kimberly Page

Kimberly Lynn Bacon, an American actress and earlier valet for her spouse Diamond Dallas Page, well known through the name Kimberly Page was born on 1st January, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois.
Kimberly has emerged in Playboy newsstand Specials from 1994 to 1999. Kimberly emerged in non-nude Nitro Girls pictographic in September 1998 subject of Penthouse, with Teri Byrne, Chae An, and Melissa Ballin. Kimberly has been attributed in the Iron Man publication for her fitness calisthenics.

Career Graph of Kimberly Page

Kimberly Page’s Wrestling career

Kimberly Page matured in Fort Myers, Florida. Kimberly Page graduated from the Auburn University with a grade in Public Relations/Journalism in 1990. Kimberly Page met DDP at his night club in Florida. After one year Kimberly Page began dating with him. DDP was a manager in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Kimberly completed his Master Degree in Advertising from Northwestern University in 1991. Kimberly Page worked in advertising industry for a short time before joining the DDP in wrestling business. And her primary appearance was as the Diamond Doll on one of the WCW's television shows. After it, Kimberly wedded with DDP on 1st December, 1991. Kimberly didn’t do any more work on WCW TV until 1994. Kimberly became a regular valet of DDP. BEFORE THEN, Kimberly worked as an Account Executive, Public Relations Coordinator, as a Waitress and an Aerobics Instructor.

DDP had a quarrel with Dave Sullivan, who pointed to how he treated her. He won that quarrel but finished losing Kimberly in a deal to Johnny B. Badd in 1995. But Johnny punctually freed her.
Kimberly ultimately departed for WWF. And Kimberly became The Booty Babe for The Booty Man. And in the year of 1997, Kimberly again joined DDP to assist him to dispute with "Macho Man" Randy Savage. After some time, Kimberly Page produced the dance group known as The Nitro Girls. During breaks on the WCW Monday Nitro, they danced to entertain the admirers. They made a movie PPV which was unconfined in 1999. After some time Kimberly rejoined the DDP and "wrestled" a match aligned with David Flair at the WCW Mayhem on 21st November, 1999.

And in the year of 2000, Kimberly turned on the DDP to join Eric Bischoff, and Vince Russo's New Blood stable. Kimberly decided that it was "all about me" instead of DDP. It was mentioned that she was passionately occupied with Bischoff. Kimberly had small dispute with Miss Hancock and Elizabeth. For a short time, Kimberly was paired with Mike Awesome. Kimberly left the WCW in 2000.On 3rd July, 2004, Page declared that they had politely separated.

Acting career

After performing at Alliance Theater in Atlanta, Kimberly firmed to shift to Los Angeles, California. Kimberly Page wanted to become an artist. First of all, Kimberly Page performed a scene in 2001 movie, Rat Race. But her short scene was found only on DVD version. Then she did a big role in 2003's Sea biscuit. And her initial starring role was in 2004's The Scam Artist. Kimberly is attributed in short fan movie Grayson in 2004 as Cat woman. Kimberly has a major role in 2005's Monarch of the Moon and a small part in 2005's The 40-Year-Old Virgin as a pace dater. Kimberly has filmed lots of fitness info spots and commercials. In 2005, Kimberly played the role of girlfriend of Lt. Horatio Caine in CSI: Miami in an episode "Under Suspicion" who was killed through one of his special enemies.Kimberly Page has left her acting job. Now Kimberly Page is living in Utah working in marketing.

Kimberly Page In wrestling

Wrestlers managed

• Johnny B. Badd
• Diamond Dallas Page
• Mike Awesome
• Booty Man

Entrance themes

• Kimberly originally used DDP's "Self High-Five" topic, a modified edition of Smells like Teen Spirit through Nirvana, when two were still "together" on-screen in WCW. Subsequently her heel twist and on-screen rip from DDP, Kimberly used a customized edition of Nitro Girls thesis.
  

Appearances in Playboy Special Editions

• Playboy's Nudes December 1993 - page 100.
• Playboy's Great Playmate Search January 1994.
• Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 41 January 1995.
• Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 48 March 1996.
• Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 61 May 1998 - pages 12-13.
• Playboy's Wet & Wild April 1998.
• Playboy's Hard bodies July 1999.

BIRTHDAYS: Kate Bosworth (Birthday 2nd January), Famous American Actress, Biography of Kate Bosworth, Kate Bosworth’s Career Graph, Filmography

Kate Bosworth

Catherine Ann "Kate" Bosworth an American actress was born on 2nd January, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. Kate made her television debut in Robert Redford's 1998 movie The Horse Whisperer. Kate starred in TV series Young Americans, in which Kate played the Bella Banks, while the sequence was not raised up for the another season. Kate became popular with a main character in 2002's Blue Crush. And the next year, Kate Bosworth played adolescent girlfriend of the porn star John Holmes in Wonderland opposed Val Kilmer. And in the year of 2004, Kate depicted Sandra Dee in Kevin Spacey's Beyond the Sea. Then Kate emerged in several noteworthy movies, comprised Superman Returns, at where Kate played Lois Lane, and 2008's blackjack drama movie 21.

And in the year of 2006, Kate Bosworth formed media headlines with the dramatically thinner appearance. Kate became a part of a style of young Hollywood artists who have unveiled slim bodies. And the next year, snaps pointed out that Kate returned to the healthy weight. And in the year of 2008, Kate became equally Calvin Klein Jeans hottest model and orator for Coach most recent luxury bags. And in her private life, Kate has dated with Matt Czuchry, from 2000 to 2002 and Orlando Bloom, from 2002 to 2006. Now Kate is dating with singer-songwriter James Rousseau.

Biography of Kate Bosworth

Early life of Kate Bosworth

Kate was the single child of Hal Bosworth, an ex- executive for Talbot and Patricia a housewife. Kate matured on the East Coast, passing her adolescence in Darien, Connecticut and Cohasset, Massachusetts.

Kate has been concerned in a proficient career as the spirited horse racer. At the age of 14, Kate was a champ equestrian. While joining Cohasset High School by which Kate graduated in 2001. Kate Bosworth learned Spanish language. Kate Bosworth became a part of National Honor Society; Kate played varsity lacrosse and soccer.

Kate Bosworth's Career Graph

Kate did her first movie role in 1998 movie, The Horse Whisperer. In 2000, Kate starred in TV series drama Young Americans, in which Kate played Bella Banks. But the series was cancelled. At the same year, Kate did a small role in the movie Remember the Titans. And in the year of 2001, Kate shifted to Los Angeles so that she may get better movie parts. And Kate Bosworth first major role was in 2002's film Blue Crush, for which Kate Bosworth took training from 2 separate trainers. And the movie obtained affirmative reviews. It grossed $40 million at U.S. box office. Kate has emerged in various Revlon ads and also ranked as #60 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" list.

San Francisco Chronicle movie critic Mick LaSalle felt that Kate, at 22-years-old, was too young to represent Lois Lane, and climax did not "go with the latent of tiring 154 minute long movie". While Kate Bosworth performance was vaguely received, Kate herself liked the occurrence of working on the film. As Kate stated Teen Vogue in August 2006, "You know how you have an experience, a time in your life when you feel you've come into your own? When you grow up a bit, and think, Now I get it? [...] That's how I feel. I feel a little bit more complete."

Kate Bosworth starred in psychological drama named The Girl in the Park with Keri Russell, Alessandro Nivola and Sigourney Weaver. The Girl in the Park was directed and written through Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn in his administrative debut. And the movie premiered at 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, it has been raised through The Weinstein Company.
Kate Bosworth also filmed 21, a version of the manuscript Bringing Down the House, in early 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada and Boston, Massachusetts. Kate has stated about her performances, "I just don't do comfort zones.”

And in January 2008, Kate was named the original face for the Calvin Klein Jeans. Kate takes the job of an orator for the American magnificence bag brand Coach in Asia.

Private life of Kate Bosworth

Kate was allowed to the Princeton University in late 2000, but because of repetitive deferment of her presence, her approval was later cancelled. Kate is also an associate of Appalachia Service Project.

Kate dated with an artist Matt Czuchry, whom Kate met on the set of TV series, Young Americans. And their attachment ended up from 2000 to 2002. In late 2002, Kate began dating with actor Orlando Bloom. They met on a coffee shop. And they separated in 2006. Kate Bosworth has been dating with a British Model James Rousseau since September 2006 after get-together at the Marc Jacobs after revelry. And an aspirant musician, Rousseau wrote a song "To Make You Mine" for her.

Filmography of Kate Bosworth

Year	Movie	Role	Notes
1998	The Horse Whisperer	Judith
2000	Remember the Titans	Emma Hoyt
	Young Americans	Bella Banks	Television series
	The Newcomers	Courtney Docherty	Direct-to-video
2002	The Rules of Attraction	Kelly
	Blue Crush	AnneMarie Chadwick
2003	Advantage Hart	Trinity Montage	Short subject
	Wonderland	Dawn Schiller
2004	Beyond the Sea	Sandra Dee
	Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!	Rosalee Futch
2005	Bee Season	Chali
2006	Superman Returns	LoisLane
2007	The Girl In The Park	Louise
2008	21	Jill Taylor
2009	Laundry Warrior	Lynne	Post-production
2010	Lost Girls and Love Hotels	Margaret	In Production

BIRTHDAYS: Jackson Rathbone (Birthday 21st December), Famous American Artist, Biography of Jackson Rathbone, Filmography, Career Graph of Jackson.

Jackson Rathbone

Jackson Rathbone an American artist was born on 21st December, 1984 in Singapore. Jackson is famous for his character as Nicholas Fiske, on ABC Family play Beautiful People. Jackson has had the guest roles in Close to Home and The OC. Jackson has made lots of movies, Travis and Henry, Pray for Morning, and Molding Clay (AKA River's End). He did extensive job for the Disney 411 and interrogated up and future personalities like Hilary Duff. And in the year of 2008, Jackson played the role of Jasper Hale in the film Twilight, based on best-selling narrative through Stephanie Meyer.

Biography of Jackson Rathbone

Jackson Rathbone's Early life

Jackson started off in home theater in Midland, Texas with youth artists program "The Pickwick Players", firstly doing harmonious theatre. Jackson attended Interlochen Arts Academy, a confidential school for arts in Michigan, at where Jackson majored in drama. After completing his graduation, Jackson had intended to go to Royal Scottish Academy. Jackson instantly signed onto the Disney’s 411 and in this movie he had a main role in ABC Family show Beautiful People, which released in fall of 2005.

Jackson Rathbone admitted to confidential school namely Interlochen Arts Academy for the arts in Michigan. Jackson made devices to move to Royal Scottish Academy on the finishing point of graduation.

Career Graph of Jackson Rathbone

Jackson has made visitor roles on Close to Home and The O.C. Jackson also did wide ranging work for the Disney 411 and interrogated prevailing personalities like Hilary Duff. And his filmy roles contain work in Travis and Henry, Pray for Morning, and Molding Clay. And in the year of 2008, Jackson played the role of Jasper Hale in the film Twilight. It is based on best-promoting novel through Stephanie Meyer. Jackson Rathbone has been provided the character of Aang's pal Sokka in The Last Air bender.

Jackson depicted the character of Jasper Hale in 2008 in the movie namely Twilight that is moved through the illustrious novel contributed with Stephanie Meyer. Jackson resides in diverse places like in Indonesia in addition to Midland, Texas. Jackson Rathbone began his career with a theater that is running nearby in Midland, Texas with youth artist program named "The Pickwick Players" and previous worked for the musical theatre.

Jackson Rathbone has fervor for singing, producing, writing as well as music. Jackson Rathbone in company with additional twilight cast directed to the preface of Paramour at their 'Lost Show' that was prepared on 18th November, 2008 at the Hollywood and Highland Hot Topic in Los Angeles.

Private life of Jackson Rathbone

In spite of his busy life, Jackson Rathbone takes pleasure in music, writing, producing and singing. Jackson performed in a band, named 100Monkeys. Jackson Rathbone did it with 2 friends, and met them at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Filmography of Jackson Rathbone

Actor:

• In Production
• 2000s
  

1. New Moon (2009) (pre-production).... Jasper Hale
2. The Last Airbender (2010) (filming) (rumored)... aka The Legend of Aang (Europe: English title)
3. Dread (2009) (post-production) .... Stephen
4. S. Darko (2009) (post-production) .... Jeremy
5. Daze: Vol. Too (sic) - Nonsense (2009) (post-production) .... Jehosefat
6. Twilight (2008/I) .... Jasper Hale
7. Senior Skip Day (2008) (V) .... Snippy... aka High School's Day Off (Australia: DVD title)
8. "The Cleaner" .... Joey (1 episode, 2008)- Back to One (2008) TV episode .... Joey
9. Hurt (2008) (completed) .... Conrad Coltrane
10. River's End (2007) .... Jimmy
11. - Kenny Doesn't Live Here anymore (2007) TV episode .... Dylan"The War at Home" .... Dylan (2 episodes, 2007)- No Weddings and a Funeral (2007) TV episode.... Dylan
12. The Valley of Light (2007) (TV) .... Travis
13. Big Stan (2007) .... Robbie the Hippie
14. "The O.C." .... Justin (2 episodes, 2006)- The Heavy Lifting (2006) TV episode.... Justin - The Sister Act (2006) TV episode.... Justin
15. Pray for Morning (2006).... Connor
16. "Beautiful People”.... Nicholas Fiske (8 episodes, 2005-2006)- A Tale of Two Parties (2006) TV episode.... Nicholas Fiske - Das Boots (2006) TV episode.... Nicholas Fiske - Flashback to the Future (2006) TV episode.... Nicholas Fiske - It's All Uphill from Here (2006) TV episode.... Nicholas Fiske - F-Stop (2005) TV episode.... Nicholas Fiske (3 more)
17. "Close to Home”.... Scott Fields (1 episode, 2005)- Romeo and Juliet Murders (2005) TV episode.... Scott Fields

BIRTHDAYS: Pimp C (Birthday 29th December), Famous American Producer, Pimp C’s Biography, Personal Life of Pimp C, Discography.

Pimp C

Chad Butler, well known through his stage name Pimp C, an American producer and rapper was born on 29th December, 1973. Pimp C was a part of "Dirty South"-style rap group UGK.

Pimp C's Biography

Career of Pimp C

On 15th August, 2006, Pimp C emerged on the BET's "Rap City." Pimp C was interrogated and also gave his views on the multiple issues, including his latest album, Pimpalation, and complains in music production.

Pimp C also frazzled that rappers require unionizing to remain from being applied through record corporations, a tip Pimp C has frazzled in preceding interviews. Pimp C also paced into the cubicle throughout the show. Pimp C provided off the head battery-operated to the track of Bun B “Draped Up”. Pimp C alleged that after coming back from the prison he provided his first freestyle. Pimp C unconfined his debut single album, The Sweet James Jones Stories, in March 2005 throughout Rap-A-Lot Records. Rap-a-Lot records and Bun B had grossed a 'Free Pimp C' movement, Free Pimp C t-shirts, spread through music and caps.

Personal life of Pimp C

Pimp C was wounded for slight injuries on 18th April 2006, following he was occupied in a car mishap while parting the video shoot for his solo "Pourin' Up."

Death

On 4th December, 2007, Pimp C was found lifeless at Mandarin Hotel in West Hollywood, California, after Los Angeles County Fire Department countered to 911 call. Then the branch entered in his 6th floor hotel room to get Pimp C lifeless in the bed. Three days before, he performed with the Too Short at House of Blues in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's headquarters affirm Pimp C expired from an fortuitous overindulge of Promethazine/Codeine "syrup" blended with sleep apnea, and a pre-existing medical condition, which reasons for someone to stop inhalation during sleep.

And after his demise, Pimp C made posthumous forms on the Bun B's song "Underground Thang" from II Trill. The last track is created through Pimp C, crafting his preceding production acclaim.

Discography of Pimp C

Solo albums

• 2005: Sweet James Jones Stories
• 2006: Pimpalation

Solo singles

• 2006: "Knockin' Doorz Down" (featuring P.O.P. & Lil Keke)
• 2006: "Pourin' Up" (featuring Mike Jones & Bun B)
• 2006: "I'm Free"

BIRTHDAYS: Tiger Woods (Birthday 30th December), American Famous Professional Golfer, Tiger Woods Biography, Tiger Woods Career, Championships.

Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods an American professional golfer was born on 30th December, 1975 in Cypress, California. In 2007, Woods the World No. 1, was counted in the highest-paid proficient athlete. He has earned an expected $122 million from endorsements and winnings.

Background and family of Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods was the son of Kultida and Earl Woods. Woods is the single kid of their marriage. But Woods has 1 half-sister, Royce and 2 half-brothers, Kevin and Earl jr, from 18 years marriage of Earl and his ex-wife, Barbara Woods Gray. And Earl Woods, a Vietnam War veteran and a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel, was of diverse African American (50 percent), Native American (25 percent) and Chinese (25 percent) ancestry. Kultida, initially from Thailand, is of varied Thai (50 percent), Dutch (25 percent) and Chinese (25 percent) ancestry.

Woods matured in Orange County, California. Tiger Woods completed his graduation from the Western High School in Anaheim in 1994. Woods is a Buddhist.

Tiger Woods Marriage

In November 2003, Tiger Woods engaged with Elin Nordegren, a Swedish model. And they wedded on 5th October, 2004 at Sandy Lane resort on Caribbean island of Barbados. They have residences in Sweden, California, and Jackson, Wyoming. In January 2006, they purchased a residential property in Jupiter Island, Florida in $39 million. They planned to make their main residence. In the year of 2007, a guest house on Jupiter Island assets was damaged in a fire caused through lightning.

On 18th June, 2007, Elin gave birth to a daughter, Sam Alexis Woods, in Orlando. On 2nd September 2008, he declared on his website that Woods and Elin are planning for their 2nd child.

Career graph of Tiger Woods

Early life and amateur career of Tiger Woods

When Woods was just two years old, he started to play golf. In 1978, Woods putted in opposition of comedian Bob Hope in TV appearances on The Mike Douglas Show. And at the age of 3, Woods shot 48 over 9 holes at Navy Golf Club in Cypress, California. At the age of 5, Tiger Woods emerged in Golf Digest and on ABC's That's Incredible. And in the year of 1984 when he was 8 years old, he won the Junior World Golf Championships. Woods continued to be successful the Junior World Championships 6 times, comprised four successive wins from 1988 to 1991.While joining Western High School in Anaheim at age 15, Tiger Woods became the youngest ever U.S. Junior Amateur Champion. Woods was selected Southern California Amateur Player of the Year for the 2nd uninterrupted year, and Golf Digest Junior Amateur Player of the Year 1991.

Next year, Tiger Woods won his 3rd continual U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. In 1994, Woods became the youngest winner of U.S. Amateur Championship, evidence that remained until 2008 when it was wrecked through Danny Lee. Woods was an associate of American team at 1994 Eisenhower Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and 1995 Walker Cup. After one year, Woods registered at the Stanford University.

Woods won his initial cloistered event, the William Tucker Invitational. In the year of 1995, Woods secured his U.S. unpaid title. Tiger Woods was selected for NCAA First Team All-American, Stanford's Male Freshman of the Year and Pac-10 Player of the Year. At the age of 20 in 1996, Woods became the primary golfer to succeed 3 uninterrupted U.S. Amateur titles and achieved NCAA individual golf championship. After 2 years, woods left college and moved professional.

Tiger Woods has achieved 14 professional major golf championships, the IInd highest of any male player, and 65 PGA Tour events, third the entire time. Woods has extra career PGA Tour wins and career major wins than any other golfers. Woods is considered the youngest player to accomplish the career Grand Slam, and the fastest and youngest to prevail fifty tournaments on tour.

Tiger Woods was placed at the number 1 position in world rankings for mainly successive weeks and also for the biggest full number of the weeks. Woods has been honored the Byron Nelson Award for the lowest accustomed scoring middling a record 8 times, PGA Player of the Year a record nine times, and woods has attached with Jack Nicklaus' evidence of leading the money list in 8 different seasons. Woods has been identified Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year a record-tying four times. Woods is a single person to be identified Sports Illustrated' Sportsman of the Year more than once.

Woods, a multiracial, is ascribed a big course of interest in athlete of golf. Woods considerably amplified attendance and television ratings and produced interest surrounded by multicultural viewers in a sport that would be considered elitist and insular.

After appealing the 2008 U.S.Open, Tiger Woods overlooked the rest of 2008 PGA Tour, and missing 2008 Ryder Cup and two major championships, in order to recover his wounded left knee.

Major Championships Of Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods Wins (14)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s) Up
1997	The Masters	9 shot lead	-18 (70-66-65-69=270)	12 strokes	Tom Kite
1999	PGA Championship	Tied for lead	-11 (70-67-68-72=277)	1 stroke	Sergio García
2000	U.S. Open	10 shot lead	-12 (65-69-71-67=272)	15 strokes	Ernie Els, MiguelÁngel Jiménez
2000	The Open Championship	6 shot lead	-19 (67-66-67-69=269)	8 strokes	Thomas Bjorn,Ernie Els
2000	PGA Championship (2)	1 shot lead	-18 (66-67-70-67=270)	Playoff 1	Bob May
2001	The Masters (2)	1 shot lead	-16 (70-66-68-68=272)	2 strokes	David Duval
2002	The Masters (3)	Tied for lead	-12 (70-69-66-71=276)	3 strokes	Retief Goosen
2002	U.S. Open (2)	4 shot lead	-3 (67-68-70-72=277)	3 strokes	Phil Mickelson
2005	The Masters (4)	3 shot lead	-12 (74-66-65-71=276)	Playoff 2	Chris DiMarco
2005	The Open Championship (2)	2 shot lead	-14 (66-67-71-70=274)	5 strokes	Colin Montgomerie
2006	The Open Championship (3)	1 shot lead	-18 (67-65-71-67=270)	2 strokes	Chris DiMarco
2006	PGA Championship (3)	Tied for lead	-18 (69-68-65-68=270)	5 strokes	Shaun Michael
2007	PGA Championship (4)	3 shot lead	-8 (71-63-69-69=272)	2 strokes	Woody Austin
2008	U.S. Open (3)	1 shot lead	-1 (72-68-70-73=283)	Playoff 3	Rocco Mediate

BIRTHDAYS: Nicholas Sparks (Birthday 31st December), Nicholas Sparks Famous American Author, Biography of Nicholas Sparks, Nicholas Sparks Career.

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Charles Sparks a globally bestselling American writer was born on 31st December, 1965 on New Year's Eve in Omaha, Nebraska. Sparks writes stories with thesis that comprise love, fate, tragedy and Christianity. Sparks has published 14 novels. Nicholas Sparks lives in New Bern, North Carolina, with his wife Cathy and their five kids.

Biography of Nicholas Sparks

Sparks was the son of Patrick Michael Sparks, a lecturer, and Jill Emma Marie Sparks, an optometrist's assistant and a homemaker. He has a late sister, Danielle "Dana" Sparks (1966-2000). Nicholas Sparks has a living sibling, Brother Michael Earl “Micah” Sparks. He was lifted as the Roman Catholic. He is of Czech, Irish, English and German ancestry.Till the age of 8, Sparks lived in Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Grand Island, Nebraska.

In 1974, Nicholas Sparks family shifted in Fair Oaks, California. Through Sparks’ high school career, they remained there. Sparks completed his graduation in 1984 as valedictorian from the Bella Vista High School. Nicholas Sparks went directly to college, having achieved an occupied track and field scholarship from the University of Notre Dame. During his first semester in 1985, Sparks’ communicate group set the still-standing school records for 4 x 800 meter transmit. Sparks completed his course in Business Finance and also graduated with high honors in 1988.

Throughout spring break in 1988, Nicholas Sparks met his beloved, Cathy Cole. And they wedded in July 1989. They shifted to Sacramento, California. And having been discarded through law schools and publishers, Sparks decided to attempt his hand in diverse careers e.g. selling dental products by phone, waiting tables, real estate appraisal and opening his personal manufacturing business. And in the year of 1992, Nicholas Sparks started selling pharmaceuticals. In 1993 Sparks was moved to New Bern, North Carolina. In his extra time, Sparks write his initial published novel, The Notebook.

Presently Sparks and his wife are living in New Bern with their 3 sons, Landon, Ryan Cote, and Miles Andrew and their twin daughters, Savannah Marin and Lexie Danielle. Recently he contributed a track to New Bern High School and donates to national and local charities. Sparks donates to Creative Writing Program (MFA) at University of Notre Dame through annual fellowships, internships and funding scholarships. Sparks and his wife contributed $10 million to begin a Christian private school that highlights voyage for its students and teaches progression.

Writing career of Nicholas Sparks

In the year of 1985, Nicholas Sparks penned his primary novel, The Passing of Wind. But it never published. And in the year of 1989, Sparks wrote his IInd novel, The Royal Murders. It also unpublished. In 1994, after 6 months, Nicholas Sparks penned his primary published novel, The Notebook. Sparks was discovered through literary manager Theresa Park, who chose The Notebook out of slush pile of agency. This novel was liked it. In October 1995, Theresa held $1million advance for The Notebook from the Time Warner Book Group. And this novel was published in October 1996.

Following his initial publishing accomplishment, Sparks wrote a series of global bestsellers. 4 of his narratives have been formed into movies: Message in a Bottle (1999), A Walk to Remember (2002), The Notebook (2004), and Nights in Rodanthe. In March 2006, each film has grossed:

• Message in a Bottle, more than $118 million
• A Walk to Remember, more than $47 million
• The Notebook, more than $115 million
  

In the year of 1990, Nicholas Sparks co-wrote with Billy Mills Self-Understanding and Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness, the novel was published through Hay House Books, Random House, and Feather Publishing.

He has written unsold script version of his script The Guardian. Sparks has sold screenplay editions of At First Sight and True Believer.Nicholas Sparks words and work is frequently quoted, one admired quote being, "It's the first impression that will either open a door or close it."

Nicholas Sparks Works

• The Notebook (October 1996) ISBN 0-446-52080-2
• Message in a Bottle (April 1998) ISBN 0-446-52356-9
• A Walk to Remember (October 1999) ISBN 0-446-52553-7
• The Rescue (September 2000) ISBN 0-446-52550-2
• A Bend in the Road (September 2001) ISBN 0-446-52778-5
• Nights in Rodanthe (September 2002) ISBN 0-446-53133-2
• The Guardian (April 2003) ISBN 0-446-52779-3
• The Wedding (September 2003) ISBN 0-446-53245-2
• Three Weeks with my Brother (April 2004) ISBN 0-446-53244-4. A factual account of touring with his brother following the men lost both parents and their sister in a rapid progression of tragedies.
• At First Sight (October 2005) ISBN 0-446-53242-8
• True Believer (April 2005) ISBN 0-446-53243-6
• Dear John (October 2006) ISBN 0-446-52805-6
• The Choice (September 2007) ISBN 0-446-57992-0
• The Lucky One (October 2008)
  

Quote

“I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.”

BIRTHDAYS: John Legend (Birthday 28th December), John Legend Famous American Songwriter, Soul Singer, John Legend’s Biography, Fan Appreciation

Name: John Legend
Birth Name: John Stephens
Height: 5' 9"
Sex: M
Birth Date: December 28, 1978
Nationality: American
Birth Place: Springfield, Ohio, USA
Education: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (studied English with an emphasis on John Stuart Mill and culture; graduated in 1999)
Profession: singer, songwriter
Mother: Phyllis Stephens
Father: Ronald Stephens
Brother: Ronald Stephens II
Claim to fame: John Legend debut studio album, the multiplatinum-selling Get Lifted (2004).

John Stephens, publicly known as John Legend, an American songwriter, pianist and soul singer was born on 28th December, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio. And John Legend debut studio album, the multiplatinum-selling Get Lifted, was unconfined in late 2004. It features partnership with producer and rapper Kanye West with Snoop Dogg. And Get Lifted created two singles: "Used to Love U" (US top 100, UK top 30) and "Ordinary People" (US and UK top 30). John has achieved 5 Grammy Awards. Previous to the discharge of his unveiling album, John’s career achieved impetus throughout the series of flourishing collaborations with the multiple recognized artists. Notably, John sang the hooks for the hits through Slum Village ("Selfish", featuring Kanye West), Jay-Z ("Encore"), and Dilated Peoples ("This Way", also featuring Kanye West); played piano on the Lauren Hill's "Everything Is Everything"; and also sang background lyrics on Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name" and Fort Minor's "High Road."

Biography of John Legend

Early life of John Legend

When John was just 4 years old, he started playing piano. And at age 7, he presented with church choir. At age 10, his parents separated. Then John studied in Philadelphia. Then John Legend got an employment as a management counselor; John worked all weekdays and he played gig in evening. At the weekend, John Legend directed the church choir on Sundays.

John joined the University of Pennsylvania, at where John studied English with a highlighting on African American Literature. Whereas at Penn, John helmed Counterparts, a coed jazz and pop a cappella group as President (1997–1998) and Musical Director (1998–1999). John’s lead lyrics on the recording of the group of Prince’s "One of Us" forced the song to decisive acclamation, landing the song on track list of 1998 Best of Collegiate a Cappella compilation CD.

John started working for Boston Consulting Group, primary in Boston and after it in New York City. Prior to become a typical artist, John hit the disco circuit in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, presenting as a sovereign performer and promoting the live LPs John Stephens and Live at SOB’s.

John sang lots of musical hooks on the West’s demo. It would ultimately become Grammy Award winning album The College Dropout; consecutively, West offered rhythm tracks for John’s demo, which would change into the Get Lifted. In recent times, John Legend contributed to researcher G.O.O.D performer Common's LP, Be, and also provided lyrics for "High Road" on a album The Rising Tied through Fort Minor (Mike Shinoda).

John Legend's Recent endeavors

Television appearances and commercials

• On a period of The Colbert Report which aired on 7th March, 2008, John presented "The Girl Is Mine" with Stephen Colbert. It was a reconstruct of Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney hit. John came back to The Colbert Report on 14th April, 2008, presenting "The Star-Spangled Banner" with Stephen Colbert, opening the show's week in Philadelphia. Later He emerged in Colbert's Christmas special A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All, at where John performed a rhyme to nutmeg.
• For the period of pre game show of Super Bowl XL in Detroit John presented. John also presented throughout the halftime show at 2006 NBA All-Star Game, and John presented "God Bless America" throughout the 7th inning stretch at 2006 Major League Baseball All Star Game in Pittsburgh, PA.
• John emerged on season finale of the Curb Your Enthusiasm, singing a wrap of You Don't Know Me. John also emerged on a chapter of TV series "Las Vegas" in February 2007 presenting his single "Save Room" single at the ending of the chapter.
• In January, 2008, John sang in a video for the Barrack Obama created by Will.I.Am called "Yes We Can"
• John presented "America The Beautiful" at Wrestle Mania XXIV on Sunday 30th March, 2008 at Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
• John presented at 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.
• John emerged on the Real Time with Bill Maher on 31st October, 2008. John was an associate of panel and presented “If You’re Out There” at the ending of the show.
• John emerged on the CNN Heroes 2008 taped 22nd November, 2008, which will be cast on 27th November, 2008.
• John emerged to present the song in duo with Colombian rock vocalist Juanes throughout the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on 13th November, 2008.
  

Collaborations

• John is working with Michael Jackson for his new album. And in Dutch interview with journalist Tom Theunisz he was asked about this partnership. He informed that he has written mere one song for the Jackson’s album but he is not sure that he will utilize it or not.
• John sang "The Girl is Mine" and a national anthem with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report.
• In the year of 2007, he provided his vocals for Rich Boy track Ghetto Rich.
• John featured the André 3000 in a song and video to "Green Light".
• John is featured in T.I.'s song "Slide Show" rancid his album Paper Trail.
  

John Legend's Videos and films

John has non-speaking and minor roles in 2008 film Soul Men at where John plays the demise lead vocalist of conjured soul group that comprises Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson.

And the video for hit single, P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)", features Melvin Bragg and Alexander Rodriguez from the significantly acclaimed movie, City of God.

His song “Refuge” emerges on the premier of the movie The Second Chance. And “Dare to Dream” is in the film Pride. “Someday” is a division of the premier of the movie August Rush.

John Legend’s Fan appreciation

On 26th July, 2007, John hosted the John Legend Network Members Only Party and Concert named "The Kings & Queens Bash" at Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA. And there were about 500 contestants in presence and John established the acts from his latest label, home school Records to his John Legend Network admirers: Estelle, his brother, Vaughn Anthony Stephens, The James Gang and Lucy Woodward.

On 25th July, 2008, at Highline Ballroom in New York City, he planned a new annual confidential occasion for his admirers that are the members of John Legend Network named "John Legend Unplugged". He presented 21 songs, comprised several latest songs that would be on his forthcoming album, “Evolver”.

Discography of John Legend

• Get Lifted (2004)
• Once Again (2006)
• Evolver (2008)

BIRTHDAYS: Jared Leto (Birthday 26th December), Jared Leto Famous American Artist, Musician, Jared Leto’s Biography, Career Graph, Filmography, Awards

Jared Leto

Jared Leto an American artist and musician, was born on 26th December, 1971 in Bossier City, Louisiana. His primary major acting presentation was as Jordan Catalano in TV series My So-Called Life. And this cast to the growing movie career comprised a critically applauded depiction of drug addict in the Requiem for a Dream. Moreover, Jared is the rhythm guitarist, songwriter of rock band 30 Seconds to Mars and lead vocalist.

Jared Leto's Biography

Early life of Jared Leto

During Jared Leto early days, he and his family unit- his elder brother Shannon Leto and his mother, Constance- shifted frequently, living in Virginia, Colorado, Louisiana, Wyoming, and Haiti.

When Jared completed his school days, he joined Philadelphia's University of the Arts to follow his curiosity in painting. On the other hand,Jared Leto shifted to New York City's School of Visual Arts after increasing a curiosity in acting.

When Jared Leto failed in 10th grade, then he decided to come back and considerate on his study at the Flint Hill School in Oakton, VA. Jared passed his graduation from the Emerson Preparatory School in Chicago 1989.

Career Graph of Jared Leto

Jared Leto's Film Career

In the year of 1992, Jared shifted to Los Angeles to follow his career in the music. Jared did few acting shows to fill the bills. After two years, Jared landed a position in television show My So-Called Life in which Jared played Jordan Catalano, differing Claire Danes. When the show came to an end in 1995, he acted in various movies for instance Urban Legend, Girl, Interrupted, The Thin Red Line, Fight Club, Prefontaine and How to Make an American Quilt, and among others.

On the other hand, it was his depiction of the heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream in 2000, which acquired him more significant praise. At the same time, Jared depicted calamity yuppie assistant of Christian Bale's Patrick Bateman, in Mary Harron's American Psycho. And after some time,Jared Leto came back with David Fincher for the Panic Room, they collaborated with Jake Gyllenhaal in Highway in 2002. They acted contrary to Colin Farrell in Oliver Stone's Alexander, and afterward with Nicolas Cage in Lord of War.

Jared is a vegan.Jared Leto mentioned in an interview that he increased his weight for the movie Chapter 27, in this movie; he plays the role of John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman. Jared gained about 60 pounds for this character.

Jared Leto's Music

Except his movie career,Jared Leto is the rhythm guitarist, songwriter of rock band 30 Seconds to Mars with his brother, Shannon Leto, on drums and lead vocalist. They made the band in 1998. They have unconfined 2 albums: their debut 30 Seconds to Mars and 2005's A Beautiful Lie. And they started opening for additional bands and they began their initial headlining tour, Forever Night Never Day, in March of 2006. And in May 2007, they began touring Europe, as a cavity act for the Linkin Park. And in August 2008, Virgin Records cased $30 million proceeding in opposition to Jared and 30 Seconds To Mars, asserting the band rejected to deliver 3 albums as requisite through its deal.

Jared cast the videos for songs “From Yesterday” and “The Kill” under the pen name of Bartholomew Cubbins, and "A Beautiful Lie" under the pen name of Angakok Panipaq.
And for the most concerts, he uses 2 customized Steve McSwain guitars, a white one named "Pythagoras" or other black one named "Artemis".

Jared Leto's Awards

• Jared got the reward for "Prince of Darkness" at Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. (Aired October 28th, 2006)
• Jared received a medal for Breakthrough Crossover Artist given at 6th Annual Hollywood Life Awards detained in December 2006.
• 30 Seconds to Mars achieved 2 awards at Kerrang! Awards in 2008, being the Best International Band, and the best single which was From Yesterday.

In 2008, 30 Seconds to Mars achieved EMA music awards for the best Rock Out and for the Best music video, later for the video of a Beautiful Lie, which was made in Greenland.

Filmography of Jared Leto

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1994	My So-Called Life	Jordan Catalano	TV show
	Cool and the Crazy	Michael
1995	How to Make an American Quilt	Beck
1996	The Last of the High Kings	Frankie Griffin	Also known as Summer Fling
1997	Prefontaine	Steve Prefontaine
	Switchback	Lane Dixon
1998	Basil	Basil
	Urban Legend	Paul Gardener
	The Thin Red Line	Second Lieutenant Whyte
1999	Black and White	Casey
	Fight Club	Angelface
	Girl, Interrupted	Tobias "Toby" Jacobs
2000	American Psycho	Paul Allen
	Sunset Strip	Glen Walker
	Requiem for a Dream	Harry Goldfarb	Lost 28 pounds for this role.
2002	Panic Room	Junior
	Highway	Jack Hayes	Brother Shannon Leto has a character in this film as well
2004	Alexander	Hephaestion
2005	Lord of War	Vitally Orlov	Learned Russian for this role.
2006	Lonely Hearts	Raymond Fernandez
2007	Chapter 27	Mark David Chapman	Gained 67 pounds for this role.
2009	Mr. Nobody	Nemo Nobody	.

BIRTHDAYS: Dido (Birthday 25th December),Dido Famous English Singer-song writer, Biography of Dido, Career Graph of Dido, Dido’s Private life.

Dido

Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, publicly known as Dido was born on 25th December, 1971 in London, England.Dido is an award winning English singer-songwriter.

Dido's Biography

Dido was born on the Christmas Day but she celebrates her birthday on 25th June “official birthday”, following the case of Paddington Beat.Dido was the daughter of William O’Malley Armstrong an Irish publisher and earlier managing director of Sedgwick & Jackson and Clare, a French poet. Dido has an elder brother, Rowland Constantine O’Malley Armstrong who is famous for record producer Rollo.
Dido was given name after legendary Queen of Carthage. As Dido explains:

“To be called one thing and christened another is actually very confusing and annoying. It's one of the most irritating things that my parents did to me. ...Florian is a German man's name. That's just mean. To give your child a whole lot of odd names. They were all so embarrassing. ...I thought it was cruel to call me Dido and then expect me to just deal with it.”
—Dido, Interview published in The Observer in 2001

Dido was learned at Westminster School, City of London Girls' and Thornhill Primary. When she was just 5 years old, Dido stole a recorder from the school, then her parents joined her at Guildhall School of Music in London, England. And after some time, Dido had learned to play violin, recorder and the piano. Later she studied law at the Birkbeck, University of London, even as working as a fictional agent. Dido didn’t do the course, and she decided that she will give her total time to music. She learned the guitar and she displayed her talent to viewers throughout her 2004 Life for Rent tour.

Career Graph of Dido

Early recordings of Dido: (1995–1997)

In the year of 1995, Dido started recording demo tracks and entitled Odds & Ends and also sent out through Network management. Dido provided vocals for the album tracks, for instance "Hem of His Garment", "Flower stand Man" and UK dance act organized through her brother, Rollo Armstrong. And this collection was unconfined through Network on the CD-R acetate in 1995. Odds & Ends conveyed her to the concentration of Arista Records, who noticed her in USA, striking a contract with her brother's record tag, Cheeky Records, to co-sign her. And of the tracks comprised on Odds & Ends, "Take My Hand" was comprised on all version of No Angel as an extra track; "Sweet Eyed Baby" was renamed and remixed to "Don't Think of Me", although "Worthless" and "Me" were unconfined exclusively on Japanese edition.

Dido's Breakthrough: (1998–2000)

Dido was admitted to Cheeky Records, and it was sold out to the BMG records in 1999. And this deferred the discharge of No Angel in United Kingdom, but permitted her to focus on endorsing the album No Angel in U.S., comprised a gap on Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair tour. During touring, her music started to acquire more exposure. And the initial official single selected through Dido and her tag, "Here with Me", was applied as the theme music for the TV programme Roswell.

And in the year of 1998, the music creator for the movie Sliding Doors picked her track "Thank You" for the album. No Angel was unconfined in 1999. Dido toured expansively to endorse the record.

Dido's No Angel (1999–2002)

Dido No Angel album became the top-finest of 2001- both in United Kingdom and universal. All through the year, it became the number 1 in certified UK albums. It produced two top 10 hit singles, “Thank You”, and “Here With Me”, next Top 20 hit, “Hunter” and 4th and last single release “All You Want” which arrived at top 25. And it was qualified platinum in above 35 countries. It is projected to have sold out above 21 million copies globally. And it became the IInd fastest selling album of 21s century in UK. After a global tour, Dido declared that she was captivating a sabbatical in 2002 and at that time she started to record and write her IInd album.

Dido's Life for Rent and Live 8: (2003–2005)

Life for Rent was unconfined on 29th September 2003 world and 30th September 2003 in USA & Canada. It became the biggest selling album in UK melodic history. It debuted at the number 1 in Ireland, Switzerland, Australia, Mexico, Malaysia and Thailand, Italy, USA, New Zealand, Germany, Hong Kong, France, UK, the Netherlands, Greece, South Africa, Denmark and many more. Leading through the hit single "White Flag", the melody video for which features Bones star David Boreanaz, Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and this album sold out above 152, 000 copies in first day unaccompanied in UK, and continued to sell above 400,000 in first week. And 3 more singles- “Sand in My Shoes", "Don't Leave Home" and "Life for Rent" were raised from the album, with Dido boarding on a global tour in sustain of the album. And it became the 4th fastest selling album of 21st century in UK.

After the globe tour of 2004, Dido was called to perform at 3 of Live 8 concerts on IInd July 2005- presenting in London, and at Eden Project in Cornwall, prior to fly over to Paris, presenting both single ("White Flag") and duet ting with Youssou N'Dour ("Thank You" and "Seven Seconds").
In the year of 2005,Dido provided vocals for the project of her brother Dusted on album Safe from Harm. Dido sings on tracks: "Winter", "Hurt U" and "Time Takes Time" and Dido co-wrote 3 tracks on the album: "Winter", "The Biggest Fool in the World" and "Always Remember to Respect & Honor Your Mother, Part 1".

Dido's Safe Trip Home: (2008–present)

Dido began work on her 3rd album in October 2005 in Los Angeles. And the album has been created through Jon Brion and also herself. And collaborators comprise Matt Chamberlain, Mick Fleetwood, Quest love, Rollo Armstrong and Brian Eno.
On 22nd August 2008, her official website verified that this album was named Safe Trip Home, with the authorized let loose date of 17 November 2008. Additional songs to be comprised in the album are: "The Day Before", "Grafton Street", "Never Want To Say It's Love" and "It Comes And It Goes".

“I recorded my vocals next to the hover in Jon’s broom cupboard. It was so small; there wasn’t even room for a guitar: I got quite addicted to singing in there.”
—Dido, Interview in Q magazine

Private life of Dido

After the discharge of No Angel in 1999, she separated with her boy friend, amusement lawyer Bob Page. They remained together seven years. No Angel album songs were written with her fiancé. Dido thanked him publicly and openly after achieving Songwriter of the Year award at the Ivory Novello music awards, adding up, "The song 'Thank You' sums up that connection.

Awards

•2001: Chosen for MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video – "Thank You"
•2001: Selected for MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video, Best Video of the Year, Best Directed Video, Best Rap Video, and Best Cinematography – "Stan" (Eminem’s featuring Dido)
•2001: Won MTV Europe Music Award for the best innovative act
•2002: Won NRJ Award for Best Album No Angel
•2002: Won NRJ Award for Best Newcomer
•2002: Won BRIT Award for Best British Album – No Angel
•2002: Won BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist
•2003: Won the Ivor Novello award for the Songwriter of the year with "White Flag"
•2003: Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female – "White Flag"
•2004: Won the BRIT Award for Best British Single – "White Flag"
•2004: Won the NRJ Award for Best Album – Life for Rent
•2004: Won the BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist
•2004: Won the NRJ Award for Best international artist
•2007: Won an ASCAP UK Award
•2008: Won an ASCAP UK Award for Songwriter of the Year

Dido's Discography

•No Angel (1999)
•Life for Rent (2003)
•Safe Trip Home (2008)

BIRTHDAYS: Ricky Martin (24th December), Ricky Martin Famous Singer, Ricky’s Biography, Ricky’s Career Graph, Private Life, Social Work.

Ricky Martin

Enrique Martin Morales, who is well known through his stage name Ricky Martin, was born on 24th December, 1971 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. He is a Latin Grammy Award and Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican pop vocalist who grow up to popularity, primary as an opponent of Latin boy band Menudo, then as a single artiste since 1991. Martin has sold over 55 million albums around the globe.

Ricky Martin's Biography

Early life of Ricky Martin

Martin was the son of Enrique Martin Negroni, a psychologist and Nereida Morales, an accountant. Martin is the single child of his family. When Martin was 2 years old, his parents separated. Both remarried. From his mother’s side, Martin has 2 elder brothers, Angel and Fernando from a preceding wedding and 3 younger half sisters from his father’s side, Daniel, Vanessa and Eric.

Career Graph of Ricky Martin

Menudo

When Martin was 12 years old, he gave a test for a band Menudo, a Latin pop group. But Martin was declined because he was still a child. At the age of 13, Ricky Martin again gave a test and became a member. At the age of 17, Martin left this group and came back to Puerto Rico to complete his study.

Solo career of Ricky Martin

After completing his study, Ricky Martin left San Juan and turned to New York. After it, Ricky Martin shifted to Mexico City at where he began acting in drama productions and soap opera titled Alcanzar Una EstellaII (Reach for a Star). Martin played the role of “Pablo,” achieved the Heraldo Award in 1993.

During acting in Mexico, he was noticed to Sony Discos, the company's Latin imprint, in 1990. Martin unconfined his first single album, Spanish-language Ricky Martin in 1991, which comprised the solo "Fuego Contra Fuego." And this album earned the gold records in Argentina, Puerto Rico, Chile, U.S. and Mexico, Ricky Martin presented a sequence of sold-out show dates transversally South America.
In the year of 1993, Ricky Martin unconfined his second single album, Me Amaras, which sold above one million copies universal.

And in the year of 1994, Martin shifted to Los Angeles, California. Martin acquired a character as a bartender in American soap opera General Hospital.
And in the year of 1995, he refocused on his melody career in the course of his 3rd album, A Medio Vivir. With the beat “Maria”, which personified this latest sound, and the ballad "Te Extraño, te olvido te amo", Ricky Martin started his extension from the Latin American and the Spanish- speaking viewers to European and the Asian markets.

Broadway of Ricky Martin

And after the termination of global tour, Martin came back to New York to emerge in Broadway making for the initial time. Martin played the passionate role, Marius Pont mercy, in Les Misérables.
Whilst on the Broadway, Ricky Martin came back to the manor and recorded his 5th album, Vuelve, which was qualified platinum through RIAA and sold out about 8 million copies globally. Martin was selected to sing the national hymn of 1998 FIFA World Cup, famed hit "The Cup of Life"/"La Copa de la Vida", that reached at the number 1 on the charts in 60 countries.

Ricky Martin's Private life

Ricky Martin has been selected one of 50 Most Beautiful People in the Globe through People magazine and its sister magazine People en Espanola in 2000 and also 2006 respectively. Ricky Martin is an organizer of Fundación Ricky Martin, a non-profit association.

Some time ago, Martin affirmed that he had love for Mexican television host Rebecca de Alba. He made a plan to propose her. On the other hand with the discharge of “Life”, he corroborated that De Alba and Martin had parted ways.

Throughout the Livin’la Vida Loca epoch, his private life went in microscope because of his bulky gay following. But Martin was continually issued about his sexual course. Martin never avoided the questions. In a magazine Plus 7 Days Martin stated: "I am a modern man, live a full life, do not feel any barriers inside myself," Martin says. "I perceive the contemporary world as an open forum, where nothing is taboo except criminal activity. If I were gay, why not admit it? ... I am a normal man. I love women and sex. I am a real hot-blooded Puerto Rican, but I have never been attracted by sex with a man."

In a magazine The Sunday Express on gay rumors he stated: "What are you going to do? I don't have a problem with homosexuality. I'm gay-friendly – I'm not gay."
On 20th August, 2008, Martin declared that he has become the father of twins’. On 10th December, 2008, he gave a statement after becoming father, "Ricky is elated to begin this new chapter in his life as a parent and will be spending the remainder of the year out of the public spotlight in order to spend time with his children.”

Ricky Martin's Social work

In September 2002, Ricky Martin achieved a Hispanic Heritage Award for his civilized work throughout Sabera Foundation in liberating 3 orphan girls from the road of Calcutta.
Ricky Martin has collaborated with International Organization for Migration on the "Llama y Vive" (Call and Live), a crusade which is intended to facilitate avoidance of individual trafficking, defense of the youngest fatalities and tribunal of traffickers. And for his job in opposition of human trafficking, the U.S. State Department named Martin one of "Heroes in Ending Modern-Day Slavery" in 2005.

Television appearances

•Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (2003) — as himself (guest appearance in season 6)
•General Hospital (1996) (television series) — Miguel Morez (unknown episodes, 1994–95)
•Les Misérables (1994) (television series) — Marius
•Alcanzar una estrella (1991) (television series)

Ricky Martin's Discography

Studio albums

•1991: Ricky Martin
•1993: Me Amaras
•1995: A Medio Vivir
•1998: Vuelve
•1999: Ricky Martin
•2000: Sound Loaded
•2003: Almas del Silencio
•2005: Life Live albums
•2006: MTV Unplugged
•2007: Black & White Tour

Compilation albums

•2001: La Historia
•2001: The Best of Ricky Martin
•2008: Ricky Martin 17

DVD's

•1999: Ricky Martin: The Video Collection
•1999: One Night Only
•2001: La Historia
•2001: Ricky Martin: The European Tour
•2006: MTV Unplugged
•2007: Black & White Tour
•2008: Ricky Martin 17

Accomplishments

Besides achieved several awards throughout his melodic career, Ricky Martin has been respected with several tributes for his civilized efforts comprised: Vanguard Award, the Alma Award, Billboard's Spirit of Hope Award, the Arts Award, and International Humanitarian Award through the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
•Ricky Martin was selected with Felix Trinidad in 1999, to direct Puerto Rico's global tourism crusade, both showing Puerto Rico's enthusiasm, youthfulness and untiring character.
•In February 2004, he achieved a Lifetime Achievement Award at Lo Nuestro Awards in Miami, Florida.
•Ricky Martin was awarded as 2006 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year through The Latin Recording Academy on 1st November, 2006. Martin was selected for his achievements as a universal renowned artiste, passionate humanitarian and consummate performer.
•On 16th October, 2007, Ricky Martin achieved 2351st Hollywood Walk of Fame star, after soon obtaining the key to the city of Miami Beach, Florida on 11th October. And the star is situated besides Highland complex and the Hollywood. Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Rita Moreno were called to inauguration ceremony.

BIRTHDAYS: Jordin Sparks (Birthday: 22nd December), Jordin Sparks Famous American Songwriter, Jordin Sparks's Biography, Career Graph of Jordin

Jordin Sparks

Jordin Brianna Sparks an American songwriter, pop/R&B singer, plus-size model and clothing designer was born on 22nd December, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sparks rose to reputation as a champ of 6th period of American Idol, which directed to her greeting of a Grammy and American Music Award selections in 2008.

Biography of Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks's Early life

Jordin Sparks was the daughter of African-American earlier NFL self-protective back Philippi Sparks and Weidman-Sparks. Sparks has younger brother PJ who plays football. Sparks lived temporarily in Ridgewood, New Jersey and joined Orchard Elementary School. And then, Jordin Sparks attended the Northwest Community Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona in the course of eighth grade. Jordin Sparks attended the Sandra Day O'Connor High School until 2006, and then Sparks was home schooled to better focus on her singing.
An officially trained vocaist, Sparks began taking lessons at the Age of 14 from the verbal coach Melissa Black. Sparks strictly trained with Melissa for approximately one year, to facilitate perfect her aptitude. Jordin Sparks s an evangelical Christian and joins Calvary Community Church in Phoenix, Arizona. And on her "American Idol" memoirs, Sparks thanks her God and parents for her success. Jordin Sparks emerged on the wrap of World, an Evangelical Christian news magazine. Sparks achieved a reward for the best young artist of the year in Arizona for 3 years.

Career Graph of Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks's Before Idol

Before emerging on American Idol, Jordin Sparks took part in and succeeded such aptitude competitions as Gospel Music Association GMA Academy, NBC/PAX America's Most Talented Kids, The Proof Is In The Pudding Contest, Sprite Rising Star, 2007 Drug Free AZ Superstar Exploration and Colgate Country Showdown.
In the year of 2006, Jordin Sparks was counted one of 6 winners who achieved Phoenix Torrid exploration for the "Next Plus Size Model."

American Idol 2007

In 2006, Jordin Sparks gave an audition 2 times for American Idol in Los Angeles, CA and after it in Seattle, WA after appealing the KSAZ Fox 10's "Arizona Idol." And the Seattle trial is the one seen in 27th January, 2007 televise of American Idol at where Sparks earned the "gold ticket" and then she went to Hollywood Round. Throughout the top 11 finalists’ presentation on 25th March, 2007 Idol episode, Jordin Sparks sang the rendition of Shirley Bassey version "I (Who Have Nothing)"and judges Simon Cowell and Jackson declared that it was the finest vocal presentation before the show started. Cowell stated "Jordin was the most improved over the whole season -- didn't start the best, but midway through this was the girl who suddenly got momentum," he included that "Young girl, likeable, and the singer won over the entertainer [Lewis]."
Jordin Sparks performed 2 times on the 7th season, first on Idol Gives Back consequences show singing her duo with Chris Brown, "No Air" and second with "One Step at a Time" on 21st May, 2008, for the climax of American Idol.

After Idol

Jordin Sparks songs from American Idol have been on retailing at iTunes Store and American Idol certified website as Jordin Sparks (EP) soon after the climax of Idol, with additional songs were sold as entity singles. In accordance with Sound Scan figures placed in Blake Lewis, USA Today advertised new digital solo than Sparks, although her tiny album advertised more than Lewis’.
And after the climax of Idol, Jordin Sparks has made numerous appearances on TV shows. Sparks presented the closing moment song, "This Is My Now" on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, The Early Show and The Today Show. Jordin Sparks had emerged on the Total Request Live, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet with the second best of Idol, Blake Lewis, and Larry King Live with competitors who formed into the best 10 of American Idol and also 106 & Park. And on 4th July, 2007, she presented "America the Beautiful" and "God Bless America" on Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular with Melinda Doolittle and Lewis.
Along with radio and television appearances, Jordin Sparks has been on the wrap of World, Your Prom and Entertainment Weekly and also featured in the Glamour, TV Guide, VIBE, and some other publications.
Jordin Sparks participated in American Idols LIVE! Tour 2007 from 6 July to 23 September, 2007, in company with other participators in top ten.

Jordin Sparks's Future

Jordin Sparks emerged on The Tyra Banks Show in early 2008, with Banks stating that she wanted Sparks for the major role in scripted TV scheme she was developing.
Timbaland stated in a meeting that Jordin would be on his upcoming album Shock Value 2, which will be out in early 2009.
In a renew on her Youtube Profile, Sparks affirmed that her admirers can look ahead for seeing more optimistic dance tunes on the second album of Jordin, a probable NFL playoff anthem in January, Charity Benefit in February at Shrine Auditorium, VH1 Save the Music drama with John Mayer in March.

Discography of Jordin Sparks

Studio Albums

• 2007: Jordin Sparks
• 2009: TBA

EPs

• 2003: For Now
• 2007: Jordin Sparks (EP)

Studio Albums of Jordin Sparks

Tours

• 2007: American Idols LIVE! Tour 2007
• 2008: Jesse & Jordin LIVE Tour
• 2008: As I Am Tour (Supporting Act)

Accomplishments

Honors

•Sprite Rising Star 2002
•Glendale Youth Fest 2003: Teen Talent Show, 1st Place
•Family Night Talent Show Five-time 1st Place Finals Winner at Mr. Lucky's in Glendale, Arizona, 2003
•Country Thunder Young Guns Second Place Winner, 2004
•GMA (Gospel Music Association) Academy, Washington, D.C., Overall Spotlight Winner & Country/Southern Gospel First Place Winner, 2004
•The Proof Is In The Pudding Talent Winner, Phoenix, Arizona, 2004
•NBC/PAX America's Most Talented Kids, 2005
•Colgate Country Showdown, Arizona state title, 2006.
•second best in 2007 Drug Free AZ Superstar Search, Tempe, Arizona
•Plus-size model search winner for Torrid
•Winner of KSAZ Fox 10's "Arizona Idol" contest, giving her a guaranteed chance to audition in front of the judges.
•American Idol Winner, May 2007
•Appointed through President George W. Bush to be an associate of President's Council on Service and Civic Participation for two years period on 12th August, 2008.

Billboard Year End Charts 2008

•Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year - #30
•Best New Artist - #2
•Mainstream Top 40 Artist of the Year - #4
•Top Artist of the Year - #8
•Female Artist of the Year - #6
•Pop Artist of the Year - #5
•Billboard 200 Jordin Sparks - #35
•Hot 100 Artist of the Year - Female - #5
•Hot 100 No Air - #6
•Hot Digital Songs No Air - #8
•Mainstream Top 40 No Air - #7
•Pop 100 No Air - #5
•Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs No Air - #43
•Hot 100 Tattoo - #30
•Rhythmic Top 40 No Air - #26
•Hot 100 One Step at a Time - #61
•Hot Adult Contemporary Song Tattoo - #12

Jordin Sparks's Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2007	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Female Reality/Variety Star	Nominated
2008	NAACP Image Awards	Best New Artist	Won
	BET Awards	Viewers Choice Award for "No Air"	Nominated
		Heartbreak Video for "No Air"	Won
		Cover Girl & Olay Beautiful Face Award	Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Breakout Star	Nominated
		Hook-Up for "No Air"	Won
		Love Song for "No Air"	Nominated
	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Female Video	Nominated
		Best New Artist	Nominated
	American Music Awards	Best Adult Contemporary Artist	Won
	Billboard Year End Awards	Best New Artist	2nd
2009	People's Choice Awards	Best Pop Song for "No Air"	TBA
		Best Combined Forces Song for "No Air"	TBA
	Grammy Awards	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "No Air"	TBA

BIRTHDAYS: Holly Madison (Birthday 23rd December), Holly Madison Famous American Actress, Holly Madison's Biography, Career Graph, Achievements

Holly Madison

Holly Madison an American television personality and model was born on 23rd December, 1979 in Astoria, Oregon. She is famous for emerging as Hugh Hefner's number 1 girlfriend with Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt on the veracity television series The Girls Next Door.

Holly Madison's Biography

Madison matured on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, close to Ketchikan. Then Holly Madison family shifted back home to St. Helens, Oregon. Madison attended the Portland State University for 2 years as double-major in psychology and theatre.
In 1999, Holly Madison shifted to Los Angeles to join Loyola Mary mount University. To afford the currency for the college, Madison participated to become Hawaiian Tropic model and also worked at the Hooters. Becoming detected, this directed to summons to Playboy Mansion. And after one year of appointing the mansion, Holly Madison was called to shift in and she became one of the 7 authorized girlfriends of Hefner in August 2001. And at last his 2 girlfriends had left him in February 2002, and she became his #1 girlfriend and Holly Madison shifted into his bedroom at mansion. His two additional girlfriends, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt, have their private bedroom down the lobby. After getting of her Playboy victory, Madison was named amongst the best Hooters girls of entire time in 2008 as a division of eatery’s 25th anniversary.
Madison mentioned in her statement clearly about plastic surgery, she had done with her breast augmentation, changed her breast size from a A-cup size to D-cup and also done rhinoplasty (nose).Madison has lower back tattoo of Playboy Bunny.

Career Graph of Holly Madison

In the year of 2003, she tried to become a symbolic for the Cyber Girl of the week, a facet of Playboy website. Madison emerged on the wrap and also inside of November 2005 topics of Playboy magazine, with Wilkinson and Marquardt as a part of unusual pictorial advertising The Girls Next Door. And the girls appeared again on the wrap of September 2006 and March 2008 topics of Playboy.
In the 3rd season of the show, throughout the episode “My Bare Lady,” Madison declared that she wants to go forward in her career generating Playboy spreads. Throughout 3rd and 4th season, Madison has been publicized working at Playboy studios as detain and after it a junior editor. Madison was emerged on The Girls Next Door 2008 calendar.
A self-depicted animal devotee, Madison began writing articles about animals in 2006 for a companion’s periodical magazine, The Coolest Little Pet Magazine. Madison depicted herself as the "mistress of the Mansion pooches". And in April 2007, she was featured naked in PETA ad, along with tagline "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur".

Private life of Holly Madison

Before some years, she has affirmed that Madison would like to marry with Henfer. Throughout a conference at Playboy of the Year luncheon in May 2008, Hefner affirmed, "I love Holly very much and I think we’re going to be together the rest of my life, but marriage isn’t part of my puzzle. It’s not a personal thing; I just haven’t had much luck with marriages."
On 7th October, 2008, Holly Madison declared in a video position on the TMZ.com that her connection with Hefner had finished. But Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt are “still filming objects together.” Henfer verified the breakup affirmed that "If Holly says it's over, I guess it's over." She also verified that all 3 girls are obligated to 6th season of The Girls Next Door, and that Hefner plans to search out new occupy girlfriends.
In November 2008, she began dating with illusionist Criss Angel.

Holly Madison's Relationship

Madison has affirmed that she desires kids with Hefner. She frequently gives him mentions. And in February 2007, critics stated that they were engaged, although the fact is that Hefner is still lawfully wedded to Kimberley Conrad. In March 2007, he affirmed that Holly is the "love of his life.”

The Girls Next Door

In April 2006 chapter of Hannity & Colmes, for the period of a conference with Alan Colmes, Hefner affirmed that she was the "love of his life." And it was exposed that shooting started in April for the 2nd term of The Girls Next Door. And the 3rd term started airing on 4th March, 2007. And the 4th term is placed to air on 9th December, 2007.

Holly Madison's Personal Quote

“I think that I am the luckiest cat on the planet and I'm living out my own dreams and fantasies and have been for a number of years and to remain at this stage of my life, you know, so alive and things have never been better.”

Filmography of Holly Madison

Films of Holly Madison

•Scary Movie 4 (2006) - Blonde #3
•Beneath The Surface (2006) - Kat
•The Last Broadcast (1998) - Miss Lady Bright Eyes

Television

•MTV Cribs - chapter 31: "Playboy Mansion" - herself
•Viva La Bam - chapter: "Driveway Skate park" (2004) - herself
•The Bernie Mac Show - chapter: "The Talk" (2004) - herself
•The Girls Next Door - (2005-present) - herself
•Curb Your Enthusiasm - episode: "The Smoking Jacket" (2005) - Holly
•Entourage - episode: "Aqua mansion" (2005) - Playmate
•Robot Chicken - episode: "Drippy Pony" (2006) - herself
•The Apprentice: Los Angeles - episode: "Pink is the New Black" (2007) - herself
•General Hospital (August 29, 2007)

BIRTHDAYS: JoJo (Birthday 20th December), JoJo Famous American Actress, JoJo’s Biography, JoJo Music Career, JoJo Private Life, Filmography

JoJo

Joanna Noelle Blagden Levesque, publicly known as JoJo was born on 20th December, 1990 in Brattleboro, Vermont. JoJo is an American actress and R&B singer-songwriter who grew to get popularity in 2004 with her self-titled debut album, and it has arrived at number 4 on U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
And her second one album, The High Road, was unconfined on 17th October, 2006. It has reached at number 3 on U.S. Billboard 200 chart. She has sold above 12 million singles and albums globally. JoJo has begun her movie career with two 2006 Hollywood movies, RV and Aquamarine. At present, she is working on her 3rd album, All I Want Is Everything, which will be unconfined in 2009.

Biography of Joanna

Early life of Joanna

JoJo raised in Fox borough, Massachusetts and Keene, New Hampshire. She has French, Polish, Irish and Native American descent. JoJo developed in one-bedroom house in Fox borough. She belongs to poor family. Her mother, Diana Levesque, sang in Catholic Church chorus and she was taught in the musical theatre, and her father, Joel Maurice Levesque, generally sings as a pastime. At the age of 3, her parents separated.
At the age of 3, JoJo began singing from nursery rhymes to Soul tunes, Jazz and R&B. on A&E's show Child Stars III: Teen Rockers, her mother alleged that she had an average genius IQ. For the period of her prior years, she enjoyed attending the Native American festivals and performed locally in proficient theaters.
After tried out for TV show Kids Say the Darndest Things: On the Road in Boston, Joanna was given a location to perform on a show, singing Aretha Franklin's 1967 smack "Respect". After some time, The Oprah Winfrey Show contacted her, and invited her to perform. JoJo performed on the Maury, which is recurrent "kids-with-talent" episodes, with many others. Evoking, JoJo has affirmed that "when it came to performing, I just had no fear".

Joanna Music career

Early career of Joanna

After emerging on converse shows and McDonald’s Gospel Fest presenting Whitney Houston's "I Believe In You and Me" and also challenging on the TV show, America's Most Talented Kids. Then the record maker Vincent Herbert met her and invited her to trial for the Black ground Records.
Her live demo, Joanna Levesque, which was recorded in late 2001, and features covers of numerous well-known soul/R&B songs, comprised The Moon glows' 1956 "See Saw" Wilson Pickett's 1966 "Mustang Sally", Aretha Franklin's 1968 "Chain of Fools", Stevie Wonder's 1972 "Superstition”, The' 1975 "Shakey Ground", and Etta James's 1989 "It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)".

Beginning with music career: JoJo (2003–2005)

Joanna platinum debut solo "Leave (Get Out)" was unconfined in 2004. And the solo reached at the number 1 on Top 40 Mainstream. At the age of 13, JoJo became the youngest single artiste to have the number 1 single in America. And her foremost album, platinum-advertising JoJo, followed.
In the year of 2004, she took part in "Come Together Now", a charity single to gain the victims of 2004 Asian Tsunami and 2005 Hurricane Katrina. At that year, JoJo was requested through First Lady Laura Bush to present at 2004 Christmas in Washington special, televise through TNT and hosted through Dr. Phil and his spouse Robin McGraw. In spite of performing at additional events for Republican Party, JoJo has affirmed that she "does not agree with the things that President George W. Bush has done in office. I'll leave it at that." She has also performed and hosted at Hope Rocks concert in 2005 to promote City of Hope Cancer Center and co-hosted 2006 TV Guide Channel's countdown to the Grammy Awards.

The High Road era (2005–2007)

Joanna second one album, The High Road, was unconfined on 17th October, 2006. And the album premiered at the number 3 on Billboard 200 following Diddy's Press Play and Evanescence's The Open Door. And it was created through Corey Williams, Ryan Leslie, Scott Storch, J. R. Rotem, Soul shock & Karlin and Swizz Beatz. It has achieved mainly optimistic reviews.
Throughout some of these stage shows JoJo has comprised combinations of her desired admired songs from SWV, Jackson 5, Maroon 5, Carlos Santana, Michael Jackson, Amy Wine house, Beyonce, Gnarls Barkley, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Jill Scott, Kelly Clarkson, Musiq Soul child and Kelly Clarkson.
On 1st December, 2007, she achieved Boston Music Award for the National Female Vocalist of the Year for "Too Little Too Late".
Comeback with new album: All I Want Is Everything (2007–present)
At the age of 18, she wrote her 3rd album. JoJo has affirmed that she is searching for good publishers so that she may sing more self-written songs.
In a conference with Tiger Beat and BOP online, she affirmed that she expected to begin recording a novel album early 2008.
Joanna wrote in a blog on My Space that she is making effort on her 3rd album. On 8th April, 2008 conference at Hearst Tower for "Ultimate Prom" party, she affirmed that she is producing and writing her novel album in Atlanta and Boston. She has lined up creators J. Moss, The Underdogs, J.R. Rotem, Bryan-Michael Cox, Madd Scientist, J. Gatsby, DJ Toomp, Toby Gad, Danja, Billy Steinberg, Marsha Ambrosias, Tony Dixon, Danja, Eric Dawkins and Tank.
On 1st September, she wrote in blog stating that her solo album would be released early 2009. And in the year of 2008, R&B singer Ne-Yo gave a trial her second solo "Baby It's You" from her debut album on his IInd single "Miss Independent" from his 3rd album Year of the Gentleman.
On 14th October, 2008, she sang National Anthem prior to Game 4 of ALCS at the Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

Joanna's Private life

Joanna dated with American soccer player Freddy Adu. In November 2006, A Washington Post article reported that they remained together mere one year. She mentioned on the American Top 40 with Ryan Sea crest that Adu and JoJo were still fast friends.
Discography
•2004: JoJo
•2006: The High Road
•2009: All I Want Is Everything

Filmography of Joanna

Film and television of Joanna

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Kids Say the Darndest Things	Contestant	Starring as JoJo
1999—2000	Destination Stardom	Contestant	Starring as JoJo
2002	Developing Sheldon	Young Elizabeth	Starring as JoJo
	The Bernie Mac Show	Michelle	1 episode
2003	America's Most Talented Kid	Herself — performer	1 episode
2004	American Dreams	Young Linda Ronstadt	1 episode
	Shark Tale	Herself	Starring as Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
2005	Hope Rocks: The Concert with a Cause	Co-Host	made for television (Fox Television) , Starring as JoJo
2006	Aquamarine	Hailey Rogers	Starring as Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
	RV (Runaway Vacation)	Cassie Monroe	Starring as Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
	Romeo!	Herself	1 episode
2007	Punk'd	Herself	Season 8 - Episode 6
2008	True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet	Morgan Carter / Claudia Miller	made for television (Lifetime Television)
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Sueakeal	Janette

Awards

Won by Joanna

•Hollywood Life 9th Annual Young Hollywood Awards 2007 - Won Breakthrough performance
•Boston Music Awards 2007 - Won National Female of The Year with "Too Little, Too Late"
•Yahoo Music Award 2008 - Won for over 10,000,000 downloads for "Too Little, Too Late"
JoannaNominations
•Boston Music Awards 2008 - Nominated Outstanding Pop/R&B Act Of The Year
•Young Artist Awards 2007 - Nominated for Best Performance in a Feature Film with Aquamarine
•Teen Choice Award 2006 - Nominated for Female Choice Breakout with Aquamarine
•MTV Video Music Award 2004 - Nominated for Best New Artist Leave (Get Out)
•Hollywood Life 9th Annual Young Hollywood Awards 2007 - Won Breakthrough performance
•Boston Music Awards 2007 - Won National Female of The Year with "Too Little, Too Late"
•Yahoo Music Award 2008 - Won for over 10,000,000 downloads for "Too Little, Too Late"

Nominations

• Boston Music Awards 2008 - Nominated Outstanding Pop/R&B Act Of The Year
• Young Artist Awards 2007 - Nominated for Best Performance in a Feature Film with Aquamarine
• Teen Choice Award 2006 - Nominated for Female Choice Breakout with Aquamarine
• MTV Video Music Award 2004 - Nominated for Best New Artist Leave (Get Out)

BIRTHDAYS: Alyssa Jayne (Birthday 19th December), Alyssa Famous American Actress, Alyssa’s Early Life, Career of Alyssa Jayne, Personal Life

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Jayne Milano, an American former vocalist and actress was born on 19th December, 1972 in New York City. Alyssa is famous for her performances as Samantha Micelle in sitcom Who's the Boss?, Phoebe Halliwell on paranormal series Charmed or by her novel female attire clothing line Touch. Alyssa has a chronic character on My Name is Earl, playing Billie Cunningham. Alyssa got her beginning in acting through starring in Broadway show Annie.

Early life and career of Alyssa Milano

Alyssa was the daughter of Thomas M. Milano, a movie music composer and famous boating enthusiast and Lin, a talent manager and former fashion designer. Alyssa has a younger brother, Cory, who is an artist. Recently he made a band, named Chloroform Days, in which Cory is the lead vocalist. She was born in Brooklyn but she developed in Staten Island, New York and she was raised Catholic. At the age of 8, she started her career. Alyssa succeeded a part in a free trial for a nationalized tour of Annie. Alyssa emerged in TV commercials and off-Broadway productions. When she was 11 years old, Alyssa achieved her first leading role in television show Who's the Boss?, along with Katherine Helmond, Tony Danza, Danny Pintauro and Judith Light. Alyssa did a role of Samantha Micelle, the daughter of Danza's character, Tony Micelle. And when Alyssa succeeded the role, her family moved from the Staten Island to Hollywood.

Alyssa formed a teenager workout video in 1988 named Teen Steam. And in the year of 1985, Alyssa was in the movie Commando as Jenny Matrix who was John Matrix, daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger. After some years, this movie was publicized in Japan. A producer provided her a 5 album record deal.

Personal Quote by Alyssa Milano

"I've always believed in experiencing everything in life. When you walk out with blinders on, you cut yourself off from the angels and the fairies."

Later career Of Alyssa Milano

At the opening of her occupation, Alyssa was well known for her character on Who's the Boss? (1984-1992). Alyssa tried to get rid of her “nice girl” icon through emerging in lots of movies targeted at fully developed, for instance, Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1992), Confessions of a Sorority Girl (1994), Embrace of the Vampire (1994), Poison Ivy II: Lily (1995), and Deadly Sins (1995), at where Alyssa starred opposed Xander Berkeley and Jonathon Schaech. Alyssa achieved more typical success in television as Jennifer Mancini on the Melrose Place (1997-1998), Meg Winston in Spin City and most notably as Phoebe Halliwell on Charmed (1998-2006). And both Alyssa and her best friend Holly Marie Combs became creators for the Charmed for the period of the show's 5th season. Alyssa played the character of Eva Savelot in MCI's 1-800-COLLECT commercials. And in the year of 2007, Alyssa directed a movie for the ABC permitted Reinventing the Wheelers. And the sequence was not raised for 2007-08 season, but in its place, Alyssa emerged in 10 chapters of the show My Name is Earl. Alyssa reappeared in 4th Season of Emmy winning show, and reprising her character as Billie Cunningham.
On the stage, Alyssa starred in the Tender Offer, a one-part play written through Wendy Wasserstein, All Night Long through American dramatist John O’Keefe, and the initial American musical version of Jane Eyre. In 1991, she came back to the theater. Alyssa starred in and created a Los Angeles making of Butterflies Are Free. Alyssa also emerged in Josie music video through Blink-182, and in 2007, she began emerging on TV again in viable for Sheer cover and Veet.
Alyssa was a part of TBS' exceptional exposure installment Hot Corner for 2007 Major League Baseball playoffs. Alyssa reported at the Fenway Park all through the ALDS between Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Alyssa also reported at the Chase Field throughout the NLCS between Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Alyssa starred in 2008 movie Pathology together with Milo Ventimiglia, and was then cast in a television sitcom, Single with Parents. It was pulled before production. After some time, Alyssa starred in Lifetime Television film Wise gal.

Alyssa Milano's Personal life

Alyssa suffers from dyslexia. And in a meeting in 2004, Alyssa clarified how she handles with the confusion:
"I've stumbled over words while reading from Teleprompters. Sir John Gielgud, whom I worked with on The Centerville Ghost years ago, gave me great advice. When I asked how he memorized his monologues, he said, 'I write them down.' I use that method to this day. It not only familiarizes me with the words, it makes them my own."
Alyssa has 8 tattoos located diversely, comprised one on shoulder, hip, neck, lower back and ankle and wrist. Alyssa is also an admirer of Los Angeles Dodgers. And in the year of 2007, Alyssa crafted her own autograph "Touch" line of players’ attire for the female baseball admirers, and now available on the Major League Baseball's website, with her baseball blog. Alyssa has a curiosity in a National Hockey League team and the Los Angeles Kings. She is occupied with an allied clothing line. Alyssa is a vegan and emerges in various PETA publicized crusades for vegetarianism. Besides acting, her hobbies comprised humanitarian work, photography and passing time with her 8 horses and 3 dogs. And in the year of 200, Alyssa was ranked on #5 in ‘50 Cutest Child Stars -All Grown Up'.

Philanthropy of Alyssa Milano

Alyssa was selected Founding Ambassador for Global Network for Mistreated Tropical Diseases to which Alyssa donated $250,000. And the Global Network is an association produced to advocate and rally resources in brawl to manage neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). She will work to lift attentiveness of NTDs through educating the normal media and also general community of plight faced through one billion citizens who are bothered through NTDs, and the value in preventing and controlling this universal health calamity.
Alyssa is a UNICEF Benevolence Ambassador for U.S. Alyssa traveled to India with Angola, to occupy with UNICEF field executives there. After some time, Alyssa launched the UNICEF's "Trick or Treat" crusade as an executive spokesperson. Alyssa raised about $50,000 for South African women and kids with AIDS through advertising her own and also school's snap work. And with the help of PETA, Alyssa emerged in an ad for them, promoting vegetarianism, in a costume made fully of vegetables.

Filmography of Alyssa Milano

Family Guy (2004) as Herself

Lady & The Tramp II (2001) Buying the Cow (2001)

Charmed (1998) as Phoebe Halliwell

Glory Daze (1996)

Fear (1996)

Poison Ivy II: Lily (1995)

Embrace of the Vampire (1994)

Dance 'til Dawn (1988) as Shelly Sheridan

Commando (1985)

Below Utopia as Suzanne

Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose, Kaboom as April

Kiss the Bride

Who's the Boss (breakthrough)

BIRTHDAYS: Ryan Key (Birthday 17th December) - Ryan Key Famous Singer, Ryan Biography, Ryan Music Career.

Ryan Key

William Ryan Key a rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the band Yellow card was born on 17th December, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Biography of Ryan Key

Ryan Key’s Early life

When Ryan was 9 years old, Ryan Key began playing piano and at the age of 13, Ryan started playing guitar. Ryan attended the Episcopal High School of Jacksonville before shifting to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (for theatre), from which Ryan graduated. Then Ryan Key attended the Florida State University but abandoned. At this time Ryan sang a song in Jacksonville band named Modern Amusement. Ryan next shifted to Santa Cruz, California together with Dan McLintock of Inspection 12 to unite Craig's Brother. But Ryan came back to Jacksonville within one year in CB.

Music and Career of Ryan Key

Ryan’s colleagues from Douglas Anderson had produced the band Yellow card. Ben Dobson denied singing the song, and then Ryan was invited through main guitarist Ben Harper to link. Ryan had been a part of the group Craig’s Brother. Ryan Key persuaded the rest of the group to voyage to Ventura County, California.
With Ryan’s rhythm guitar and voice, the band formed albums Ocean Avenue, The Underdog EP, and One for the Kids, and after which Ben Harper, Ryan’s original employee, left. Ryan and his colleague band companion Peter Mosley shifted to New York. And with the stimulation from city’s noises and sights and the experience of existing in some place totally fresh, the band verified the album Lights and Sounds. And in July 2007, Yellow card unconfined their fresh album, Paper Walls.
Ryan stars in various music videos comprised "Lights and Sounds," "Ocean Avenue," "Rough Landing, Holly," "Way Away," "Powder", "Only One," and recently, "Light Up the Sky". Ryan is widely known for his spiny blonde hair and lean body. Ryan sang a duo with Dixie Chicks main vocalist Natalie Maines for a song "How I Go."

Ryan Key Personal Quote

"We feel that we have something to prove because of the success we've been given and the opportunity that we have, so we definitely stepped outside of our boundaries with the new album. We want to be a band that matters to people, not just a band that got a stint on 'TRL' because they were a bunch of good-looking kids. So we had to make a record that mattered, a record with staying power for people. And maybe the younger fans who like our band are ready for that and maybe they're not. But either way, we're really proud of it." -- Ryan Key on success and their 2006 album, "Lights and Sound"

Ryan Key Beyond Yellow card

On August 2006 Ryan was seen at the Metal School show with friend Kelly Clarkson.
Ryan and band companion Sean Macklin were on the Sauce for the Fuse. And they were to narrate the direct poll question. And the question was "What is the best thing to come out of New Jersey?"
Ryan emerged on the smack TV series Made on the MTV. Ryan was the Made trainer for 2 students. Ryan wanted to make them good singers. The goal of the Ryan was that they made their private band so that they could race in the Battle of the Bands for the students' High School.
On 12th August, a song through Taboo and Ryan Key was flowed onto the Internet for downloading named 'Gotta Get It Now!' In the "YC Underdogs" Message Boards, you can find the link.
On 14th February, 2008, Ryan Key and Ryan Mendez presented an audio edition of 'Light up the Sky' and 'Fighting' on the concert "Dave Navarro's Spread."
Ryan appeared in William’s video "We Are The Ones". And the video sustained Barrack Obama. Ryan sings the background lyrics along with lots of others, and also plays the guitar in division of it.
In late 2006, Ryan was whispered to be dating with Tasha-Ray Evin of the group Lillix. And they were alleged to have disintegrated in early 2007.

Trivia of Ryan Key

•Ryan has broken his jawbone. And he has fixed the metal plate there. His band companion Sean Macklin gave him a punch on the face. And then Sean quoted “If you hit me, I'll hit you back."
•Ryan has had a throat surgical treatment due to ulcer in his throat.
•And before joining the Yellow card Ryan wanted to become an artist.
•Ryan has a bulldog named Otis.
•Ryan is a Sagittarius.
•Before becoming illustrious Ryan and Sean Macklin occupied at Chili’s.
•Ryan and rest of Yellow card are big Star Wars admirers. And Ryan favorite films are The Godfather and all the Star Wars films.
•Ryan wears a ring on the third finger of the right hand, but Ryan is not wedded. In several of his songs Ryan often speaks about his upcoming wife and son.
•Ryan’s preferred college team is Georgia Bulldogs.

BIRTHDAYS: Christina Aguilera (Birthday 18th December), Famous American Singer, Biography of Christina Aguilera on Career, Personal Life, Awards

Christina Maria Aguilera an American songwriter and pop/R&B singer was born on 18th December, 1980 in Staten Island, New York. After emerging on the local talent shows and Disney Channel’s The New Mickey Mouse Club, Christina was noticed to the RCA Records and after soundtrack "Reflection" for the movie Mulan. For getting success, Christina Aguilera made her debut album Christina Aguilera (1999), and it achieved a commercial victory producing three number 1 singles on Billboard Hot 100. And a Latin Pop album Mi Reflejo (2001), and numerous alliances followed which acquired Christina global success, but Christina was unsatisfied with the requirement of input in her image and music.

After leaving her management, Christina Aguilera took resourceful control over of her IInd studio album Stripped (2002), and which obtained varied reviews and formed significant sales. And the second one single, “Beautiful", became a commercial success and Christina Aguilera continued sales of the album amidst argument over Christina’s sexual image. Christina Aguilera 3rd studio album Back to Basics (2006), comprised elements of blues, jazz, and soul music and it was unconfined to positive decisive reception. And Christina Aguilera 4th studio album is uncertainly set for the discharge in summer 2009.

Apart from being identified for her verbal skill, music videos and also ever-changing icon, musically, Christina Aguilera comprises theme of dealing with the community inspection, female empowerment and her childhood in her music. Besides it, Christina Aguilera has dedicated mostly of her time as the philanthropist for aid organizations, world issues and human rights. Christina’s work has achieved her various awards, comprised 5 Grammy Awards in the middle of 18 nominations. Christina Aguilera has considered the most flourishing recording performers of early 200s, and selling above than 42 million records universal.

Christina Aguilera Early life and career

Christina Aguilera was the daughter of Shelly Loraine Fidler, a lecturer of Spanish language and Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera, sergeant of U.S. Army. Christina’s father was stationed at the Earnest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, Japan and Canada. When Christina was seven years old, her parents separated. Christina Aguilera lived with her mother. Later Christina Aguilera wrote about her complicated upbringing in the songs "Oh Mother" and "I'm OK" in Stripped, in Back to Basics.

As a teenager, Christina Aguilera desired to be a vocalist. Christina Aguilera was recognized locally as "the little girl with the big voice", singing in competitions and local talent shows. Christina Aguilera gaze shortly became envious of her and also would commonly issue her to mockery, isolation and in one gymnasium class, attempted physical attack.

Christina Aguilera attended the Marshall Middle School close to Wexford and North Allegheny Senior High School until afterward Christina Aguilera was home-schooled.

On 15th March, 1990, Christina Aguilera emerged on the Star Search singing Etta James' "A Sunday Kind of Love", but lost the contest. After behind on Star Search, Christina Aguilera came back to home and emerged on the Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV's Wake Up with Larry Richert to present the similar song.

During her youth in Pittsburgh, Christina Aguilera sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Pittsburgh Pirates baseball, Pittsburgh Steelers football and Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games. And Christina Aguilera initial major character in activity came in 1993 when Christina Aguilera admitted Disney Channel’s array show The New Mickey Mouse Club. And her co-stars comprised Keri Russell, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, and Britney Spears, and the show completed another year until its deletion. In accordance with documentary Driven, Christina’s co-stars named her “the Diva”. Christina Aguilera famous presentation was of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing".

When Christina Aguilera was 14 years old, Christina recorded her primary song, "All I Wanna Do", a smack duet with Japanese vocalist Keizo Nakanishi. And in the year of 1997, Christina Aguilera represented the US at "Golden Stag" International Festival with two-song set.

Christina Aguilera Private life

1999–2003

Christina Aguilera emerged two times on Mr. Blackwell's Ten Worst Dressed Women's catalog in 2000 and 2002. For the period of this time Christina Aguilera’s icon was mocked for her weighty outfits and dull make-up during public events and award shows. Christina Aguilera persisted that Christina doesn’t take seriously the criticism and Christina Aguilera was simply making a declaration. At the same time as watching one of her song videos, Christina’s grandma was upset saying, 'Oh my God, what is Christina doing?' I feel sad for her really -- she is so young. I totally understand why people criticize her.”

In the year of 2003, Christina Aguilera was in various public disputes with additional musicians comprised Pink who had occupied with her on "Lady Marmalade", the vocalist ridiculed Christina on stage through a flatten doll for the period of her tour. And Kelly Osborne also passed a comment that Christina Aguilera was, "one of the most disgusting human beings in the world."

2004–2008

Christina Aguilera began dating with the music marketing administrative Jordan Bratman in 2002. And their engagement was declared in February 2005. They wedded on 19th November, 2005 in Napa Valley estate.

In May 2006, Christina Aguilera posed naked for the Marilyn Monroe-inspired photo shoot in GQ publication at where Christina Aguilera re-created lots of snaps done through Monroe and told about her wedding to Bratman. And in that matter Christina Aguilera expressed frustration in colleague singer Mariah Carey, stating that Mariah "was never cool to me", and that "one time we were at a party, I think she got really drunk, and had really derogatory things to say to me." Then Mariah unconfined a declaration stating, "It is sad yet predictable that she would use my name at this time to reinvent past incidents for promotional gain." Christina Aguilera responded stating, "My intentions were not to upset Mariah with any statements published or taken out of context. I have all the respect in the world for her.”

On 9th September, 2007, Paris Hilton alleged that the vocalist was pregnant. But Christina Aguilera had not yet openly verified her pregnancy at the time. Late Christina corroborated this on 4th November in a conference with the Glamour magazine. On 12th January, 2008, Christina gave birth to a son, Max Liron Bratman, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

Discography of Christina Aguilera

Studio albums

• 1999: Christina Aguilera
• 2002: Stripped
• 2006: Back to Basics (Double album)
• 2009: Upcoming 4th studio album TBA

Other albums

• 2000: Mi Reflejo (Spanish album)
• 2000: My Kind of Christmas (Christmas album)
• 2001: Just Be Free (Unofficial album) (Demo)
• 2008: Keeps Gettin' Better - A Decade of Hits (greatest hits album)

DVDs

• 1999: Genie Gets Her Wish
• 2001: My Reflection
• 2004: Stripped Live in the UK
• 2008: Back to Basics: Live and Down Under

Tours

• 2000: Sears & Levis US Tour
• 2001: The Latin America Tour
• 2003: Justified and Stripped Tour / Stripped World Tour
• 2006 - 2007: Back to Basics Tour

Filmography of Christina Aguilera

• 1993–1995: Mickey Mouse Club — Herself
• 1999: Beverly Hills, 90210 — Herself
• 2000: Saturday Night Live — Musical guest
• 2003: Saturday Night Live — Musical guest
• 2004: Saturday Night Live — Host
• 2004: Shark Tale — Voice
• 2006: Saturday Night Live — Musical guest
• 2008: Shine a Light — Musical guest

BIRTHDAYS: Don Johnson (Birthday 15th December), Famous American Actor, Biography of Don Johnson on Career, Personal Life, Awards & Achievements

Don Johnson an American actor was born on 15th December, 1949 in Flat Creek, Missouri. Don Johnson is famous for his job in movies and television. Don Johnson made his screen premier in 1970 movie The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart. Don Johnson played the main character of Sonny Crockett in the accepted 1980s TV cop series, Miami Vice, which guided him to giant fame and success. Don Johnson played the main role in 1990s cop series, Nash Bridges. Don Johnson is a Golden Globe winning artist for his character in Miami Vice, a victor of APBA Offshore World Cup. Don Johnson has got a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Besides being an artist, Don Johnson is a songwriter, director, producer, and singer.

Biography of Don Johnson

Don Johnson Early life and education

Don Johnson mother was a beautician and while his father is a farmer. When Don Johnson was 6 years old, Don Johnson shifted from Missouri to Wichita, Kansas. Don Johnson completed his graduation from the South High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1967. Then Don Johnson joined the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Don Johnson is of the English origin. In late 1960s, Johnson was considered the popular contestant on the famous TV show The Dating Game.

Don Johnson Career graph

Don Johnson Acting

Early years of Don Johnson

Don Johnson studied the drama at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. And his first leading character was in 1969 Los Angeles stage making of Fortune and Men's Eyes in which Don Johnson played the main role of Smitty. This publicity led him to the 1970 movie The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart. Don Johnson carried on working on television, film and staging without getaway into the stardom. And his famous movies from the period were Zachariah (1971) The Harrad Experiment (1973) and A Boy and His Dog (1975).

Miami Vice

In 1984, Don Johnson did a starring role of Sonny Crockett in an admired cop series, Miami Vice. And in this character, Don Johnson played the role of covertly police detective. Miami Vice was distinguished for its innovatory use of imagery, cinematography and music with a more ostentatious enlist the police drama type. Don Johnson gained additional popularity through various television miniseries, such as 1985 television re-establish of The Long Hot Summer.

Nash Bridges

Later Don Johnson starred in 1996-2001 play Nash Bridges with Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Cheech Marin. Don Johnson played the lead role of the Nash Bridges; Don Johnson became a detective for San Francisco Police Department.

2000s

In late 2005s, Don Johnson temporarily starred in The WB courtroom TV stage show Just Legal as a fed-up lawyer with an idealistic and young protegé/partner (Jay Baruchel); and after three episodes in October 2005, the show was disregarded. Don Johnson started a run in London West End making of Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit.

Don Johnson also has a character in Norwegian humor "Lange flate baler 2" (Long, flat balls 2), produced by Herald Zwart. And the film was launched on 13th March, 2008 in Norway with Don Johnson for making a form at premier.

Music

Don Johnson unconfined 2 albums of the rock music in 1980s, first in 1986 and second in 1989. And his single “Heartbeat”, it reached at #5 on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Formerly, Don Johnson worked with Dickie Betts and Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers, co-writing the song "Can't Take It with You" and "Blind Love" with Dickie Betts, which appeared on their 1979 album, Enlightened Rogues.

Releases

• Heartbeat album (1986)
• o Heartbeat - Full Length Video VHS (1987)
• Let It Roll album (1989)
• "Till I Loved You" (duet with Barbra Streisand and title track from her 1990 album)
• The Essential album (2003)
• Untitled Album

Don Johnson Private Life

Relationships and Family

At the age of 22, Don Johnson connected with 14-years-old Melanie Griffith, and they emerged in The Harrad Experiment. Don Johnson wedded with Melanie in 1976 but they remained together from 1976-1996. And then Don Johnson wedded with San Francisco socialite and earlier kindergarten teacher Kelley Phleger.

Don Johnson had a connection with Barbra Streisand. Don Johnson formed a solo with her named, “Till I Loved You" in late 1980s.

Don Johnson had a link with Jeanne Anderson in 1996.
Don Johnson has 5 kids

• With D'Arbanville, a son, Jesse Wayne Johnson (born on December 7, 1982)
• With Griffith, a daughter, Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989)
• With Phleger, a daughter, Atherton Grace Johnson (born on December 28, 1999), and two sons, Jasper Breckinridge Johnson (born on June 6, 2002) and Deacon Johnson (born on April 29, 2006).

Reception

Awards & recognitions of Don Johnson

Year	Result	Award	Category	TV/Film
1974	Winner	The Saturn Award	Best Actor	A Boy and his Dog
1985	Nominated	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Miami Vice
1986	Winner	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
1987	Nominated		Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
1988	Won	APBA Offshore World Cup	Super boat class	-
1996	Awarded	Hollywood Walk of Fame	Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame	-

In popular traditions

• The Finnish music cluster Don Johnson Big Band is named after him.
• In Calvin and Hobbes comedian, when Calvin and Hobbes are getting ready to go to a dinner with Calvin's parents, Hobbes asks, "Do you think I should shave?", to which Don Johnson replies "Nah, go for the Don Johnson fuzzy look."
• The Don Johnson is an admired Miami Vice premise drink prepared from gin, vodka, Curacao, and orange juice.
• In 2002 movie Showtime, Eddie Murphy's character, Officer Trey Sellers, states upon inflowing Det. Mitch Preston's (Robert De Niro) recently renovated apartment, "Maybe we should call Don Johnson and tell him we found his apartment."

BIRTHDAYS: James Mangold (Birthday 16th December) - James Famous American Screenwriter and Film Director, Mangold Career Graph, Mangold Biography.

James Mangold

James Mangold an American screenwriter and film director was born on 16th December, 1963 in New York City.James is well known for the Walk the Line which James co-wrote and also directed.

James Manglod Biography

James is the son of Robert Mangold, a modest painter and Sylvia Plimack Mangold. And after completing his graduation from the Washingtonville High School, James Mangold joined the California Institute of the Arts movie/video program. At where, James taught diverse arts under the guidance of Alexander Mac Kendrick. For the period of his 3rd year, Mac Kendrick recommended Mangold study at Cal Arts School of Theater as an artist along with his usual movie studies. Don Cheadle was his best friend.Finally James determined to go to Columbia University's movie school, at where James started doing job on Heavy under the assistance of director Milos Forman.

Career Graph of James Mangold

James grew disappointed at the studio, James wrote about a television film and animated feature "Oliver and Company". After few years, Mangold decided to remake himself in New York and also applied to Columbia University's movie school, at where he completed his graduation with an MFA in movie. Besides it, James studied under the guidance of Milos Forman.
James developed both Cop Land and Heavy.Working constantly as a feature director and writer since 1995, his independent movie Heavy, achieved the best directing award at Sundance Film Festival.Afterward James directed and wrote Cop Land starring Ray Liotta; Girl, Interrupted, Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, which achieved the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1999 for Kate and Leopold; Angelina Jolie, starring Hugh Jack man and Meg Ryan. And for that Jack man was selected for the best actor in the comedy or musical in 2001 and 2003 suspenseful story Identity which starred John Cossack.In the year of 2005, James directed and co-wrote Walk the Line, a movie about a young life of singer-songwriter Johnny Cash and his link with June Carter Cash. And it stars Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix. It was unconfined on 18th November, 2005. And it was selected for Witherspoon and five Oscars won the Actress for her performance as June Carter Cash. And his latest movie, 3:10 to Yuma, starring Christian Bale, and Russell Crowe, was unconfined 8th September, 2007. It has obtained wide critical acclamation.During the production and filming of Cop Land, James met his wife and partner, producer, Cathy Konrad.James emerged as an artist in The Sweetest Thing as a physician and love curiosity to Christina Applegate with his own Kate and Leopold playing a film director.

James Mangold Filmography

•3:10 To Yuma (2007) 15 (Contains strong violence)Director, Writer

•Walk The Line (2006) 12A (Contains one use of strong language and drugs use)Director, Screenplay

•Identity (2003) 15 (Contains strong violence and language)Director, Writer

•The Sweetest Thing (2002) 15 (Contains strong language and moderate sex references)Played "Dr. Greg"

•Kate And Leopold (2002) 12A (for brief strong language)Played "Director", Director, screenplay (Rewrite)

•Committed (2000) (for language)Special Thanks

•Girl, Interrupted (2000) 15 (for tough language and contented relating to drugs, sexuality and suicide)Director, screenplay

•Copland (1997) 15Director, screenplay

•Heavy (1996) Director, screenplay

•At Sundance Played "Himself"

Awards

1.Sundance Film Festival (1995) Special Jury Gratitude for Directing - "Heavy".

Vanessa Hudgens (Birthday 14th December) - Famous American Singer, Vanessa Hudgens Biography, Vanessa personal Life.

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Anne Hudgens an American singer an artist was born on 14th December, 1988 in Salinas, California. She made her presentation in 2003 emerging in Hollywood Movies Thirteen and Thunderbirds. And before getting success in 2006, she emerged as Gabriella Montez in Disney Channel film High School Musical hit series. She began her music career and unconfined her debut album, V, in the year of 2006. And her second one album, Identified, was unconfined on 1st July, 2008. Vanessa is a speaker for the Neutrogena, Sears, and Eckō.

Biography Vanessa Hudgens

Early life of Vanessa Hudgens

She was the daughter of Greg and Gina and Hudgens. Vanessa has a sister, Stella Theodora Hudgens. Vanessa’s father is of Native American and Irish descent. Her mother is of Spanish, Chinese and Filipino descent. After her 7th grade year at Orange County High School of the Arts, she has been home-schooled.
When she was 8 years old, she performed in the musical stage as a vocalist, and emerge in local productions of The King and I, Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, and Carousel, among others.

Vanessa Hudgens Career Graph

Vanessa Hudgens Early work
Vanessa Hudgens debuted in Thirteen as Noel. She emerged in 2004 movie Thunderbirds as Tintin’ and her appearances comprise guest roles on the Still Standing, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Brothers Garcia and Quintuplets, as Carrie. Vanessa also emerged on the Drake & Josh, playing Drake's girlfriend, Rebecca.

2005-2006: High School Musical
Vanessa did the biggest role in Disney Channel movie series High School Musical, starring as Gabriella Montez. Vanessa gave an interview for the Gabriella with a song "Angels" through Robbie Williams. Vanessa and Efron had achieved "Best Chemistry" award at the Teen Choice Awards for their characters. The first High School Musical produced a show at Walt Disney World, a global concert tour, a hit soundtrack, and also a book series that supported Vanessa land in the Forbes magazine’s catalog of the top-earning stars under 21. Vanessa concentrated on her music occupation through signing the testimony deal with the Hollywood Records in 2006. First of all, she covered a song "Colors Of The Wind" for the Disney mania 5 album.
Vanessa Hudgens performed three songs from her soundtrack debut album, "Come Back to Me", her lead solo, "Say OK", and "Let's Dance.” An album and DVD named the High School Musical: the Concert were unconfined in 2007,

2006-2007: V
Vanessa legitimately signed the recording contract with the Hollywood Records on June 2006. And her debut album, named V was unconfined in September 2006. And V debuted on Billboard 200 in October 2006 at 24 positions on the chart. And it sold about 34,000 copies that week. A music videocassette for her initial solo, "Come Back to Me", debuted after the globe premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2 in the month of August. The authorized music video for the second solo, "Say OK", was primary shown after warding the debut of Disney's Jump In!. And In August 2007 Teen Choice Awards, Vanessa was named Choice Breakout Singer – Female. Before opening The Cheetah Girls, she promoted the album during The Party's Just Begun Tour. And the album was selected as #7 on the "Album of The Year" through Billboard Readers' Choice. She sang a duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his premier album.
Vanessa Hudgens also emerged on the album of High School Musical 2, presenting various songs such as "What Time Is It?", "You Are The Music In Me" and "Gotta Go My Own Way". In late 2007, Vanessa had presented "The Christmas Song" with Katharine McPhee and Ne-Yo for "Christmas In Washington" event.

2008-present: Identified and current projects
On 11th January, 2008, The Hollywood Reporter declared that Vanessa would become a star in comedy, Band slam.
Her second album was Identified. And the first single from the album, "Sneaker night", debuted on the Radio Disney on 11th April, 2008. And this album Identified sold over 22,000 copies on the Ist week.
Vanessa launched on 31st July, 2008 her first single tour named "Identified Summer Tour" to support her two soundtracks, she gave her performance to promote it from her premier album and also from her second album. And the tour arrived at Mexico too. She emerged in Neutrogena Fresh Face Concert on 7th September, 2008 at the Santa Monica, California Powerhouses with colleague speaker, Hayden Pannettiere. In October 2008, she has permanently closed her concert tour.

Vanessa also emerged on a soundtrack of the film, presenting songs such as "Walk Away" and "Can I Have This Dance". Vanessa presented a reward in 2008 MTV Video Music Awards with the respite of HSM cast. Vanessa and HSM3 cast launched the European promotional tour to support the film. She made mere $2 million for the movie, reportedly because of photo scandal that damage her image.
Endorsement
In the year of 2007, Vanessa signed an endorsement deal for Ecko Red footwear in which Vanessa did 2 commercials for a brand. She promoted the sneakers in a video for a song. And Sears has joined up with Vanessa for the back-to-school marketing crusade that started in July and also had the thesis, “Don't just go back. Arrive."
Vanessa is recently a Neutrogena speaker. "Vanessa Hudgens has an energetic, dynamic personality that will truly complement the spirit of Neutrogena. We are pleased to welcome her to our team", states Neutrogena President, North America, Jim Colleran. And as a latest speaker for Neutrogena, Vanessa will be attributed in Neutrogena Fresh Faces Concert.

Private life of Vanessa Hudgens

In October 2007, Vanessa affirmed in an interview with the Teen Magazine, and Vanessa was dating with her High School Musical series co-star Zac Efron.
In the year of 2008, Vanessa was graded as FHM’s 62nd Sexiest Woman and also Maxim's number 12 in their 100 Hot Lists. Vanessa was comprised in People's yearly "100 Most Beautiful People" record in May 2008. And in 2008, Vanessa has been the cover girl for the Lucky magazine, Cosmo Girl and Teen Vogue. Vanessa has done photo shoots with her boyfriend, Zac Efron and High School Musical co-star Ashley Tisdale for the Elle magazine, Glamour magazine for May topics and also In Style for October.

Filmography of Vanessa Hudgens

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Thirteen	Noel	Debut role
2004	Thunderbirds	Tintin	Science fiction-adventure film
2006	High School Musical	Gabriella Montez	Made through Disney Channel.
2007	High School Musical 2
2008	High School Musical 3: Senior Year		Discharge via Walt Disney Pictures
2009	Band slam	Sam	Finished

Discography

Studio albums 2006: V 2008: Identified Soundtracks 2006: High School Musical 2007: High School Musical 2 2008: High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Concert tours 2006: The Party's Just Begun Tour 2006/2007: High School Musical: The Concert 2008: Identified Summer Tour

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2006	Images Foundation Awards	"Best Actress - Television"	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	"Choice TV Chemistry"	Won
2007	Teen Choice Awards	"Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Female"	Won
	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress	Nominated
2008	Teen Choice Awards	"Choice Hottie"	Won

Taylor Swift (Birthday 13-Dec) - Famous American Pop Artist, Taylor Swift Biography, Taylor Music Career, Swift Personal Life.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift an American country pop artist was born on 13th December, 1989 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. She started her career as an adolescent. Signed to a sovereign Big Machine Records label in the year of 2006, Taylor made her first presentation on Billboard country charts with the discharge of her debut solo “Tim McGraw.” And the song was selected in five singles from her self-titled debut. It was unconfined in late 2006 and again released in 2007. It has been endorse 3* Multi-Platinum through the RIAA. And following the “Tim McGraw” were the #2 “Teardrops on My Guitar”, and the 6 week Number One “Our Song”, the #3 Picture to Burn" and a new Number One in "Should've Said No". And her second one album, Fearless, was unconfined on 11th November, 2008 and also its lead-off solo "Love Story". It became highest Hot 100 hit.

Biography Of Taylor Swift

Early Life Of Taylor Swift

Taylor was the daughter of Andrea and Scott. She has one brother Austin. Currently they live in Hendersonville, Tennessee. And her grandmother was a proficient opera singer. And Taylor’s feelings constantly ran more near country and at an early age, Taylor expanded a love for the Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton. She credits the Shania Twain and Dixie Chicks for revealing how much crash can be formed through "stretching boundaries".
When he was 10 years old, she started to give performance around her homeland, Wyomissing, singing at fairs, festivals and Karaoke contests. She began writing songs. And her first experience to the music trade comprised the recording demo tapes at the studio. And at the age of 11, she made her foremost trip to Nashville in expectations of acquiring a record contract through handing out a display tape. Taylor daringly handed the tape to the receptionists at each label on the Music Row. She suffered much rejection from the record labels. Then she wrote a song, “The Outside”, and it expressed her emotion of that rejection.
When she came back to Pennsylvania, she sang at U.S. Open tennis tournament. And her performance for the nationalized anthem was entirely moved the mass. At the age of 13, she signed a record label, but left away for the reason that it "wasn't where she wanted to be."
She performed at the Nashville’s premier songwriter’s café, The Bluebird Café, seizing the consideration of Scott Borchetta who noticed her to his novel record label, Big Machine Records.

Music career Of Taylor Swift
2006—2008: Debut album Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift first solo, "Tim McGraw", was unconfined to the radio in summer 2006 and also on 24th October, 2006, and her self-titled album was on the loose. She wrote all songs of the album, which was debuted at #19 on Billboard 200. And it was sold out about 61,000 for the period of the first week. Later it peaked at #1 at the Billboard Top Country Albums and #5 at the Billboard 200. It remained eight successive weeks at Top Country Albums charts. It has sold above three million copies. She has outshined the 20 million marks for the music flows on the My Space.
Concerning "Tim McGraw", she stated, "I wrote the song in my freshman year of high school. I was dating a guy who was about to go off to college. I knew we were going to break up so I started thinking of all the things that I knew would remind him of me. Surprisingly, the first thing that came to mind was that my favorite country artist is Tim McGraw." And "Tim McGraw" pointed at #6 on Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for a week of 27th January, 2007. And for this video, she won a medal for the Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2007 CMT Music Awards.
On 15th May, 2007, Taylor Swift performed "Tim McGraw" at Academy of Country Music Awards. Swift sang a song to Tim McGraw in viewers, and also introduced herself for the initial time to him. On 21st August, 2007, she presented live on a season finale of the America's Got Talent.

On 7th November, 2007, Taylor achieved 2007 CMA Horizon Award. She performed "Our Song," the third solo from her album. It became her first #1 song of the week of 22nd December, 2007. She recorded a feast album, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection. It was released on 16th October, 2007, entirely available at the Target stores.
Taylor Swift was selected for the 2008 Grammy Award in the list of Best New Artist. Her successful solo, "Picture to Burn" was 4th single from her unveiling album. She was a cover girl of seventeen in June 2008 issues. Swift was counted in number 52 on the Maxim's sexiest women of '08.
And Big Machine Records declared the discharge of "Should've Said No" on Monday, 19th May. She also performed on the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. In the year of 2008, she unconfined the Beautiful Eyes, an EP sold entirely at the Wal-Mart.
In the month of July of 2008, she completed her graduation from Aaron Academy, a Christian school in Hendersonville, TN which provides the home schooling program. Her IInd solo "Should've Said No" became the Number One for chart dated on 23rd August, 2008.
2008—present: Fearless
Taylor latest studio album, Fearless, was unconfined in U.S. on 11th November, 2008. And the album debuted at the #1 on Billboard 200 Album Chart. And a song of the album, “Change”, was chosen as a part of the soundtrack supporting Team USA’s attempts in 2008 Summer Olympics. Swift unconfined the lead solo from the album, "Love Story", on 12th September, 2008. And the song is convoyed through the music video that is founded on Romeo and Juliet. And this song has arrived at the #2 on the iTunes Store Top Downloaded Songs and the #5 position on Billboard Hot 100.
Taylor Swift sang the Star-Spangled Banner at sport three of the World Series in Philadelphia, 25th October, 2008.
Philanthropy

On 21st September, 2007, she launched a crusade to protect kids from online killers. She has joined up with the Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen to conflict internet sex crimes.
And the year-long crusade, launched in corporation with Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, will allocate Internet Safety information and resources to students and parents across the state.

Personal life Of Taylor Swift
Once Swift dated with a singer Joe Jonas.Taylor Swift wrote a song "Forever & Always" about Joe Jonas, and this song emerged on her album, Fearless. And it was her last song. Totally, she made 13 songs.

Discography Of Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift Albums
•2006: Taylor Swift
•2008: Fearless

EPs
•2007: Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
•2008: Beautiful Eyes

Filmography Of Taylor Swift
Year Title Role Other notes
2008 MTV's Once Upon a Prom Herself List of programs broadcast by MTV
2009 Hannah Montana: The Movie Herself Cameo

Jennifer Connelly (Birthday 12-Dec) - Famous American Movie Actress, Jennifer Connelly Biography, Jennifer Career Graph.

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Lynn Connelly an American movie actress and ex-child model was born on 12th December, 1970 in Catskill Mountains, New York. Jennifer has been occupying in the movie industry since Jennifer was an adolescent and propelled on the base of her looks in movies like Career Opportunities, and Labyrinth. Jennifer did not achieve wide publicity for her job until 2000 play Requiem for a Dream, and 2001 biopic A Beautiful Mind, for which Jennifer achieved an Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress, with BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards.

Biography of Jennifer Connelly

Early life of Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer was the daughter of Gerard Connelly, a clothing producer, and Eileen, an antiques dealer. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, close to Brooklyn Bridge, and joined St. Ann's School. For 4 years, the family passed living in Woodstock, New York.
When Jennifer Connelly was 10 years old, her career began in magazine and newspaper ads, and then he turned to TV commercials. And then he gave the show auditions and got the first movie role in “young Deborah Gelly”, a supporting character in Sergio Leone’s 1984 criminal epic, Once Upon a Time in America, filmed generally in 1982 when Jennifer was eleven years old. Next she starred in the Italian horror maker Dario Argento's Phenomena (1985) and also forth-coming film Seven Minutes in Heaven.

Career Graph of Jennifer Connelly

Early career of Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer became popular through a movie the fantasy Labyrinth (1986). And the movie flopped at the box office, but she achieved the following among vision fans. Jennifer starred in various obscure movies, such as Some Girls (1988), and Etoile (1988). The Dennis Hopper-produced The Hot Spot (1990) was not hit, either commercially or critically. Another movie, Career Opportunities, was more victorious and it is considered an adolescent cult classic. She did about seven films in which she emerged nude. Jennifer was attributed on the wrap of the Esquire in August 1991, as a fraction of the "Women We Love" feature. Jennifer emerged along with Jason Priestley in Roy Orbison the music video for the "I Drove All Night" in 1992. Jennifer started studying English at the Yale, and after two years, he transferred to Stanford.
The big Disney movie The Racketeer (1991) in which her career botched to ignite. And after this, Jennifer took a few times off from the acting. And she did the 1996 independent movie Far Harbor. Then she began to emerge in smaller but admired movies, such as 1997's Inventing the Abbotts and 2000's Waking the Dead. Jennifer played a cloistered lesbian in John Singleton’s 1995 group drama, Higher Learning. And the precisely favored the 1998 science fiction movie Dark City afforded her the possibility to occupation with such artists as Kiefer Sutherland, Rufus Sewell, Ian Richardson, and William Hurt. She played the role of Jackson Pollock’s mistress in 2000 biopic Pollock.
Breakthrough ream. She starred along with Marlon Wayans and Jared Leto as drugs addicts on the frame of breakdown. And the movie resolutely established her as a sober actress. She next starred in Ron Howard's movie A Beautiful Mind (2001), and essaying the character of Alicia Nash, the tolerant wife of radiant, schizophrenic mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr. (played through Russell Crowe).and the movie was a commercial and critical success and achieved Jennifer a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress. And her appearance in A Beautiful Mind led to the featured article in Time magazine.
Jennifer starred in 2 movies in 2003: House of Sand and Fog and Hulk. Hulk was flopped in the box office. But Jennifer got the chance to job with famous executive Ang Lee. In the year of 2005, she emerged in horror movie Dark Water. It was founded on the Japanese movie. In 2006, Jennifer emerged in two movies, and both movies were selected for the multiple Academy Awards. Jennifer played a big role in a variation of the narrative Little Children along with Kate Winslet. Jennifer also played the role of journalist in Blood Diamond contrary to Leonardo DiCaprio. Jennifer next emerged in Reservation Road with Joaquin Phoenix, which was discharge in the fall of 2007.
Jennifer will next emerge along with Keanu Reeves in 2008 remake of 1951 sci-fi classic The Day The Earth Stood Still, followed through a small sovereign suspenseful story with her spouse Paul Bettany, and she will have an undersized role contrary to Drew Barrymore in He's Just Not That Into You.

Private life of Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer is a vegetarian. She wedded with an artist Paul Bettany. They met on the set of A Beautiful Mind. They have a son, Stellan. Jennifer has a child, from her link with a photographer David Dougan.

Filmography of Jennifer Connelly

Year Film Role Other notes
1984 Once Upon a Time in America Young Deborah Gelly
Phenomena Jennifer Corvino
1985 Seven Minutes in Heaven Natalie Becker
1986 Labyrinth Sarah Williams
1988 Ballet Claire Hamilton / Natalie Horvath
Some Girls Gabriella d'Arc
1990 The Hot Spot Gloria Harper
1991 Career Opportunities Josie McClellan
The Racketeer Jenny Blake
1992 The Heart of Justice Emma Burgess Tv Movie
1994 Of Love and Shadows Irene
1995 Higher Learning Taryn
1996 Mulholland Falls Allison Pond
Far Harbor Ellie
1997 Inventing the Abbotts Eleanor Abbott
1998 Dark City Emma Murdoch / Anna
2000 Waking the Dead Sarah Williams
Requiem for a Dream Marion Silver
Pollock Ruth Kligman
2001 A Beautiful Mind Alicia Nash Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress;
BAFTA Award; Golden Globe
2003 Hulk Betty Ross
House of Sand and Fog Kathy Nicolo
2005 Dark Water Dahlia Williams
2006 Little Children Kathy Adamson
Blood Diamond Maddy Bowen
2007 Reservation Road Grace Learner
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Helen Benson awaiting release
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Janine awaiting release
9 7 (voice only) post-production
Creation Emma Darwin filming

Summer Phoenix (Birthday 10th December) - Famous American Model & Actress, Summer Phoenix Biography, Summer Phoenix Personal Life.

Summer Phoenix

AKA Summer Joy Phoenix
Born: 10-Dec-1978
Birthplace: Winter Park, FL
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Actress, musician, designer
Sexual orientation: Straight
Executive summary: The Laramie Project
Nationality: United States
Father: John Lee Bottom (carpenter, archbishop of Children of God cult, b. 14-Jun-1947)
Mother: Arlyn Dunetz (secretary, b. 31-Dec-1944)
Sister: Rain Phoenix
Brother: River Phoenix (actor, b. 23-Aug-1970, d. 31-Oct-1993) (singer/actress, b. 31-Mar-1973), Joaquin Phoenix (actor, b. 28-Oct-1974)
Sister: Libertad Mariposa Phoenix ("Liberty", dancer/country musician, b. 5-Jul-1976)
Husband: Casey Affleck (actor, m. 3-Jun-2006, one son)
Son: Indiana August (b. 31-May-2004)
University: Tisch School of the Arts, New York University (dropped out)

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Risk Factors: Vegetarian, Smoking
Summer Joy Phoenix, an American model and actress was born on 10th December, 1978 in Winter Park, Florida.

Biography of Summer Phoenix
Phoenix is of Spanish, Jewish and Irish ancestry. Phoenix joined New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She left her school to follow a career in movie. She has also emerged in lots of print ads in Europe. She was an associate of quasi-religious substitute band "The Causey Way". Phoenix played the keyboards and also carried on singing, occasionally. In the year of 2002, she emerged at London's Gerick Theatre, in "This Is Our Youth", along with Casey Affleck and Matt Damon.

Career Graph of Summer Phoenix
Phoenix has emerged in various artistic/ indie films, comprised SLC Punk!, Esther Kahn, The Laramie Project, Wasted, The Faculty, Dinner Rush, and Esther Kahn. She also did guest roles on various TV shows, comprised Growing Pains, Air wolf, Murder She Wrote, and ER.
Summer Phoenix has also crushed the boards in London, emerging in This is Our Youth for 2002 run at the Gerick Theatre with Matt Damon and future spouse Casey Affleck. Phoenix has presented with Clea Duvall in the film The Faculty as a girl crying “Fuck You” and hitting to her boyfriend Jon Abrahams (Scary Movie) several times.
Summer first film as a leading actress, “Esther Kahn”, came in the competition at Cannes Film Festival 2000. Esther Kahn is a mystifying role, portrayed as "closed on herself, a stone" through the executive. Phoenix accepted a very challenging character. It is a very tough character for an actress. And this movie was shot in London with a piece of part-American, part-English and part-French cast.

Private life of Summer Phoenix
Phoenix was the daughter of John Lee Bottom, a lapsed Catholic from Fontana, California and Arlyn Sharon who is from Russia and Hungary. And in the year of 1968, her mother went away from her family and shifted to California. She has 4 siblings: two sisters, Liberty and Rain, and two brothers, late River and artist Joaquin. At the age of 23, in 1993, River died of drug overdose in Los Angeles.
"I know I'm going to be asked about that, and I feel I don't owe anybody anything," Summer Phoenix stated. "Anybody can ask me anything they want, and either I'm going to answer if I feel comfortable, or I'm not."
Summer Phoenix is a passionate supporter of animal rights causes, charities and environmental, comprised PETA. She has the classic clothing boutiques in Manhattan, NY and also in Los Angeles, CA named “Some Odd Rubies" with companions Odessa Whitmore and Ruby Canner.
And Phoenix became engaged with Casey Affleck on 25th December, 2003. Phoenix gave birth to a child, Indiana August, on 31st May, 2004, in Amsterdam. And they wedded on 3rd June, 2006 in Savannah, Georgia. On 12th January, 2008, she gave birth to second son, Atticus.

Filmography of Summer Phoenix
•Kate's Secret (1986) (TV), Becky Stark
•Russkies (1987), Candi
•Runaway Ralph (1988) (TV)
•Arresting Gena (1997), Jane Freeman
•Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Candy, Stoned Girl's Friend - Scenes deleted
•Girl (1998), Rebecca Fern Hurst
•The Faculty (1998), Fuck You Girl
•I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998), Bartender#2/Girl at the Beach
•SLC Punk! (1998), Brandy
•Esther Kahn (2000), Esther Kahn
•Committed (2000), Meg
•Dinner Rush (2000), Marti Wellington
•The Believer (2001), Carla Moebius
•Wasted (2002) (TV), Samantha
•The Laramie Project (2002), Jen Malmskog
•Suzie Gold (2004), Suzie Gold

Rider Strong (Birthday 11th December) – Famous American TV, Movie Actor, Rider Strong Biography, Rider Strong Career.

Rider King Strong, an American television and film actor was born on 11th December, 1979 in San Francisco, California. He is famous for his character as Shawn Hunter on 1990s sitcom Boy Meets World.

Rider King Strong Biography

Rider King Strong Early life

Rider was the son of Lin Warner, a nutritionist and a teacher, and King Strong, a firefighter. Rider completed his graduation from the Nonesuch School in Sebastopol, California in 1997. And in the year of 2004, he graduated from the Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University as an English Major. He has one brother, Shiloh Strong, who is a writer and actor.

Rider King Strong Career Graph

At the age of 9, Rider started his acting career. Rider starred as the Gavroche in San Francisco making of Les Misérables. Following the stage production, he emerged in undersized screen role on TV. And in the year of 1992, rider got his primary regular TV series character as Julie Andrew’s son on Julie. And when this series was irrevocable, he made his debut on movie as Gavroche in San Francisco making of Les Misérables. After some time he chose the character of Shawn Hunter in ABC series Boy Meets World for that rider obtained recognition and fame. During 7 years run, Rider was selected twice for Young Artist Award and also selected for the Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award. While Rider took pleasure in the character of Shawn Hunter, he was constantly professed as “the Bad Boy”. And in 2006 series Child Star Confidential, he disclosed that an admirer letter he got on the place of Boy Meets World, asked him to kill someone for them. And when the series came to an end, he came back to a big screen to become a big star as Paul in indie awfulness movie Cabin Fever, directed through Eli Roth. And in the year of 2006, he came back to TV for the regular series character in Pepper Dennis on WB. And the show was brief and it was not selected as the transferring concert to The CW Television Network. Currently he is working on the Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, the continuation to Cabin Fever. And it is scheduled to be discharge in 2008.
With his brother, Shiloh Strong, he directed and wrote the short movie, Irish Twins (film), which commenced at 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. And it carried on prevailing the Jury Award and Audience Award at Woods Hole Film Festival, a unique Jury Prize in the Action/Cut Short Film Competition and Best First-Time Director at DC Shorts.
And in the month of April of 2008, Rider co-created with his brother and also his girl friend, an artist Alexandra Barreto, 30 second TV advertisement in the support of Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama, named "It Could Happen to You." And the advertisement was selected as the funniest in the month of May of 2008. And in the month of August, Move On elevated $200,000 to air the advertisement on MTV and Comedy Central; and it was the initial political viable to ever emerge on the Comedy Central.

Rider King Strong Private life

Rider dated with an actress Rachael Leigh Cook.
Rider Strong writes poetry and his poems have merged in various literary journals, comprised "Poetry Motel", "The Chiron Review" and "Hidden Oak."
In the year of 2004, Rider graduated the Magna Cum Laude from the Columbia University as English major. Rider wrote the preface for the colleague Columbian Steve Hofstadter’s “Student Body Shots.”
Rider remains best friends with his previous Boy Meets World co-stars Will Fridley, Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel. Even Rider guest starred in lots of episodes of Kim Possible, for which Fridley was a usual cast member.

Rider King Strong Quote

“There's a real separation between actors and all the other functions of Hollywood. If you're an actor you're somehow not a member of the crew. You're somehow more special. I hate that.”
Rider Strong


Rider King Strong Filmography
•On the Rocks (2005) - Charlie
•Borderland (2005) (filming) - Phil
•Mojave (2004) - Daniel
•Cabin Fever (2002) - Paul
•Buck Naked Arson(2001) - Willy
•The Secret Pact (1999) - Lenny B. Dalton
•My Giant (1998) - Justin Allen
•Benefit of the Doubt (1993)- Pete Braswell

Rider King Strong Television
•Crumbs (2006)
•Pepper Dennis (2006) - Chick
•Kim Possible: So the Drama

(2005) (voice) -Brick Flag
•Law and Order: Criminal Intent (2002)
•Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999) - Pvt. Carl Jenkins
•Invasion America (1998) (voice) - Jim Bailey
•Summertime Switch (1994) - Frederick Egan III
•The Last Hit (1993) - Jimmy Dunne
•Boy Meets World (1993) -Shawn Hunter
•Julie (1992) - Adam
•Long Road Home (1991)- Banjo Robertson

BIRTHDAYS: Jakob Dylan Birthday (9th December) – Famous Songwriter, Jakob Dylan Career, Biography

Jakob Dylan

AKA Jakob Luke Dylan
Jakob Dylan Born: 9-Dec-1969
Jakob Dylan Birthplace: New York City
Jakob Dylan Religion: Jewish
Gender: Male
Sexual orientation: Straight
Jakob Dylan Nationality: United States
Race or Ethnicity: White
Jakob Dylan Occupation: Musician
Executive summary: Head Wallflower and Bob Dylan's son
Jakob Luke Dylan a songwriter of rock band The Wallflowers and singer was born on 9th December, 1969 in New York City. He was the son of legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

Jakob Dylan Private life

Jakob Dylan was the daughter of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and ex-wife Sara Dylan. Dylan wedded with his childhood beloved Nicole Paige Denny (at present ex-artist Paige Dylan), in a ceremonial at Sara Dylan’s residence in 1992. He and his family live in Los Angeles. And they have 4 sons: Levi who was born in 1994, James in 1998 and the third in 2000 and fourth in 2007. He is very confidential about his family members to point because he has very few snaps of his kids and wife.

Jakob Dylan Early life

Under the elongated shade of his father, Jakob Dylan was raised through his mother, ex-model Sara Lowndes. Dylan captured the music device in his teen age. He was inspired through a band such as The Clash to lift the thrilling guitar. Dylan attended Confidential School in Los Angeles. Dylan made bands with his classmates that distributed his love for the considerate end of punk band. After completing his high school, he passed his time studying in New York at Parson’s School of Design, although Dylan soon came back to Los Angeles to dedicate himself to his music. With the support of his former collaborators, Dylan created the band through 1990 and named The Wallflowers.

The Wallflowers
The Wallflowers began playing along with additional aspirant rockers at the Canter's delicatessen in Fairfax District of Los Angeles in 1989. And the band noticed to Virgin Records and formed a self-titled album.
And the debut sold badly. They were unconfined from the Virgin Records, the band recover. And they traveled around with The Spin Doctors, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Cracker, and 10,000 Maniacs, and achieved. They lost numerous band associates beside the way. And with the support of their executive Andrew Slater, the band held a novel major label record deal with the Interscope Records.
Jakob Dylan 1996 album Bringing Down the Horse, recorded with the producer T-Bone Burnett (and including associations with Mike Campbell, Adam Duritz, Michael Penn, Don Heffington of Lone Justice, and Sam Phillips), surrendered various singles, comprised One Headlight and 6th Avenue Heartache. The album put up for sale approximately six million copies globally. Burnett affirmed at the time: "As far as Jakob is concerned, I can't imagine having larger footsteps to follow in. But Jacob’s character is clearly defined and he handles success with grace, which also says a lot about Bob as a father." He carried on affirming that the achievement of Bringing Down the Horse hadn’t anything to perform with family name: "I don't think Jakob sold a single record because he is Bob's son. I think he sold a lot of records because "One Headlight" is a very good song. I wonder how many Wallflowers fans even know who Bob Dylan is." And The Wallflowers achieved 2 Grammy Awards, for the Best Rock Vocal Performance through a Group and the Best Rock Song. And the "One Headlight" won VH-1 Video of the Year for 1997. In 2007, The Wallflowers have traced 5 albums.
In late 2007, The Wallflowers acted reside for the initial time in above 2 years. And they did brief tour comprised dates on East Coast in October and also the mid west in November. And this tour comprised Fred Eltringham (drums), Stuart Mathis (lead guitar), Greg Richling (Bass), and Jakob Dylan (lead vocals, rhythm guitar). In the month of September of 2007, the band declared on their certified website that the band associate Rami Jaffee had went away to the group. And in few shows, they played as the three some. In additional concerts multi-instrumentalist Ben Peeler connected with The Wallflowers.

Jakob Dylan Solo career

On 20th September, 2006 it was declared though Billboard that Dylan had noticed a novel recording agreement with the Columbia Records. And The Wallflowers’ recent situation has continued unknown since their recording agreement with the Interscope Records finished in the year of 2005.
Jakob Dylan recorded and wrote "Here Comes Now" as a title song for U.S. TV concert Six Degrees, which premiered on 21st September, 2006. And his song "Stardust Universe" debut on Jericho on 25th October, 2006.
And a wrap of The Band’s “Whispering Pines” emerges on the homage CD Endless Highway- The music of The Band, which was unconfined late January 2007. He contributed the backing vocals of the track, "Black Haired Girl," on Jesse Malian’s 2007 album, Glitter in the Gutter.
Jakob Dylan joined with Dhani Harrison on John Lennon song, "Gimme Some Truth," for Lennon's homage album, "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur", which was unconfined on 12th June, 2007. In early 2007, Dylan had presented with his father at commercial show for Semiconductor Corporation Applied Materials on 14th November, 1997.
In September 2007, the New York Times gave a statement that Dylan was presenting his first single album in a residence in Hollywood Hills owned through famed record maker Rick Rubin. And Rubin is counted as the maker of the album New York Times. On 20th February, 2008, Dylan’s official website and My Space page discharge the information about this album. And the album is named Seeing Things. It was unconfined on 10th June, 2008. Mostly auditory albums have 10 tracks. For instance, a news story which comprised the track list was available in NME News on 21st February, 2008.
In 2008, a sequence of tour proclamation were formed that he would be presenting with the touring band The Gold Mountain Rebels at Bonnaroo, at the novel Roth bury Music Festival, in Roth bury, Michigan, Summer fest in Milwaukee, the Newport Folk Festival, and the Austin City Limits Festival. On 21st October, 2008 he emerged in UK on the BBC2's Later... with Jools Holland. For the period of the show, Dylan sang "Something Good This Way Comes” and "Evil Is Alive And Well." Dylan gave his single performance on television. On 25th October, he emerged with Gold Mountain Rebels on PBS' Austin City Limits.

BIRTHDAYS:Kate Elizabeth Birthday (8th December) – Famous Musician, Kate Elizabeth Biography, Career, Personal Life.

Kate Voegele

Kate Elizabeth Voegele a rock star, musician, singer-songwriter and actress was born on 8th December, 1986 in Bay Village, Ohio. Currently she is signed to the My Space Records. It is allocated through Interscope Records.

After recording the series of demos, she began taking interest from the record labels and also management companies. The earliest demo "The Other Side" which was unconfined in 2003 and it was produced through multi-platinum and award endearing producer Michael Seifert. And her second one demo "Louder than Words" which was discharge in 2004 and it was produced through Marshall Altman. She signed the record compact with the My Space Records in 2006 and discharge her debut album Don’t Look Away which was produced through Marshall Altman in May 2007. And the album has sold approximately 200,000 copies, as verified on a series of One Tree Hill.
Biography

After completing his graduation from the Bay High School close to Cleveland, Ohio in 2005, she joined the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a main in Art Education. Kate left in the season of 2007 to follow a career in the music. And in the month of March of 2008 she returned to the school at the Aixa College a branch of University of Phoenix at where she is studying in psychology. And after releasing two EPs, Kate ultimately signed with the My Space Records. And her album, "Don't Look Away" was unconfined in May of 2007, and once again unconfined in January of 2008. Kate has made diverse appearances and she has opened for lots of famous musicians. Kate first emerged on One Tree Hill on 22nd January, 2008.
Band

Sam Getz (of Cactus 12) - Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Cajon
Brett Lindemann- Keyboard
Mark Tobik- Bass
Bob Matthews- Drums
Performance history and awards

Kate presented at the Farm Aid in 2004-05 with John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Neil Young and Willie Nelson. Kate unconfined the EP “Louder Than Words” in February 2005.
“It’s Only Life” was cast on the MTV’s Newport Harbor and Lifetime Original motion picture Custody. "Facing Up" was cast on MTV's The Hills. Her song, "Only Fooling Myself" was cast in CBS' dramas Ghost Whisperer and Clubhouse.
Kate sang a nationalized anthem at the NBA basketball sport between New York Knicks and Utah Jazz at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY on 23rd December, 2005. Kate maintained The relief Project donations event in New York City on 22nd December, 2005 as a guest singer. Later she sang a national anthem at Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball sport in Cincinnati, Ohio in September 2006. Kate opened a concert at House of Blues, Cleveland, Ohio on 30th September, 2006 for admired country rock duet Jessica Harp, and Michelle Branch, and also well known as The Wreckers.
Television singing and acting guest star appearances
In recent times, she began the chronic guest spot in 6 episodes of CW TV series One Tree Hill on 22nd January, 2008. Mia presents songs on series from Kate’s real-life debut album Don’t Look Away comprised “Kindly Unspoken” in her first episode. She performed numerous songs from her album Don't Look Away on The Early Show, IInd February, 2008 on the CBS TV network nationwide. Her band associate Sam provided backing vocals and the beat box support whilst Mark played a bass guitar.

Kate Voegele Discography
•The Other Side (2003)
•Louder Than Words (2005)
•Don't Look Away (2007) ([[My Space Records}]

Albums and singles on Billboard Music Charts

Kate Voegele Albums

* Don't Look Away

•Release date: 22nd May , 2007
•Chart positions: #27 U.S., #7 Independent
•U.S. Sales: 113,326ATRL - Charts: HITS Daily Double (Top Albums) - Page 293
•RIAA certification: Not Certified

Kate Voegele Singles
•"Kindly Unspoken" #98 Hot 100, #66 Pop 100, #57 Hot Digital
•"No Good" #22 Bubbling Under
•"Wish You Were" #88 Pop 100

Kate Voegele Education
Kate attended the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio through season of 2007 as an Art Education major, leaving to center on music career subsequently.

Other artists

Similar artists
•Missy Higgins
•A Fine Frenzy
•Michelle Branch
•Vanessa Carlton
•Charlotte Sometimes
•Fefe Dobson

Influences
•Patty Griffin
•Joni Mitchell

Contemporaries
•The Wreckers
•Michelle Branch
•A Fine Frenzy
•Regina Spektor
•Vanessa Carlton
•Sara Bareilles
•Colbie Caillat
•Ingrid Michelson

BIRTHDAYS: Aaron Center Birthday (7th December) – Famous Aaron Carter Biography, Career of Aaron Carter.

Aaron Carter

Aaron Carter, a singer and songwriter was born on 7th December, 1987 in Tampa, Florida. He performs romantic ballads, hip-hop and kid-friendly rap. Carter plays various instruments, including piano, saxophone, guitar, and drums; on the other hand, Carter usually does not perform as an associate of his group during the concerts. He is an accomplished dancer. He has done mostly of his own choreography. As a sportsperson, he often comprises gymnastic features in his own concerts.

Aaron Carter Biography

Early life and family of Aaron Carter

Aaron Carter was the daughter of Robert Eugene Carter who is of the Jewish descent, and Jane E. Spaulding, who is of Mayflower descendent of German, Irish, and 1/4 Blackfoot ancestry and Welsh.
Carter’s elder brother Nick who is popular as an associate of Backstreet Boys. Carter has 3 sisters: Leslie Carter and twin sister Bobbie Jean Carter and Angel Carter (a model). He has a step-sister, Taelyn, through his father’s novel wife.

He joined the Frank D. Miles Elementary School and also the Ruskin School in Florida.

Aaron Carter Career Achievement
Overview

At the age of 7, Carter started his musical career. He passed 2 years as a main vocalist of the group “Dead End.” At the same age, Carter made his initial singly appearance, singing the "Surfin' USA." Then he did a big opening for the Backstreet Boys in Berlin in March 1997. And the presentation was followed through a record deal. In late 1997, Carter unconfined his primary single, “Crush On You.”

And his complete album was unconfined on 1st December, 1997. And the eponymous debut album obtained gold grade in Germany, Norway, Spain, Canada, and Denmark. And this album was unconfined in US on 16th June, 1998.

On 18th May, 1998, he unconfined the EP “Let The Music Heal Your Soul". And this record was really the fund-raising scheme that attributed lyrics through Carter, ‘N Sync, the Backstreet Boys, the Moffat, and additional artists.

Aaron Carter after that album, Aaron’s Party, was unconfined on 26th September, 2000 in US under JIVE Label. And this album attained triple-platinum guarantee, while music reviewers dated that the lyrics were immature and singing substandard. And the Aaron’s Party was followed through a set of music videos (10 Oct. 2000) and the concert DVD (31st July, 2001)

at the age of 13, he recorded the album Oh, Aaron (7 August, 2001) which featured his primary duo recording with his brother Nick. His next album, Another Earthquake was released on 3rd September, 2002 throughout the 2002 "Rock, Rap, and Retro" tour. And this album based on the patriotic themed “America A O" and ballad "Do You Remember."

Carter’s next album Most Requested Hits was released on 3rd November, 2003. And this collection included the tracks from his preceding three albums with a new solo, “One Better.”

Aaron Carter unconfined the CD single "Saturday Night" in 22nd March, 2005. It promoted during summer season of 2005 “Remix Tour.” And this song was featured in the Pop star
Soundtrack (18th October, 2005).

Aaron Carter was featured on various soundtracks, comprised the partnership with Omaha's Patrick Kilcoyne (Kilcoyne's success in show commerce to date) on Pokemon: The First Movie (1999), Rugrats In Paris: The Movie (2000), Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2001), and The Princess Diaries (2001).

At the same year, his mother issued the admirer book Aaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop: The Real Inside Scoop from His Mom (Onyx Books).

Hobbies of Aaron Carter

Aaron Carter is dynamic in sports, comprised golf, motocross bike racing, baseball, soccer, and football and water sports. Carter is also a passionate basketball player. He worked together with sportsperson Shaquille O'Neal for the tune video to "That's How I Beat Shaq ". In January 2005, Carter collaborated with his brother Nick in Whittier, California. They played a match with Hollywood Knights celeb basketball team, raising currency for the Los Angeles schools.
Besides sports, he takes pleasure in working out. Carter is a gymnast. Often he performs one-arm cartwheels, handstands, and back flips in his show appearances.

Aaron Carter Personal life

Aaron Carter has dated with actresses Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff. But after some time, they disputed one another and finally all they separated.

On 18th September, 2006, reporters informed that Carter was engaged with the previous lead vocalist of creed and also the star of Ben gets a facial Scott Stapp. And later US Weekly reported that he had detached his engagement with Panache, stating that Carter was spontaneous in proposing to her.
Carter is also an associate of Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team, creating recurrent appearances for the charitable causes. And on 14th August, 2008, he attached with the Hollywood Knights for an athlete in Bergen, Norway. On 13th August, 2008, he posted the video message to his fans, legitimately declaring the Bergen appearance on Youtube. His most current Hollywood Knights form was for the Warren High School (Downey, California) on 19th November, 2008.
Carter’s current show appearance was for the Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California on 22nd November, 2008, as the division of the primary yearly San Fernando Children’s Day commemoration.

Aaron Carter Discography

Studio albums
•1997 - Aaron Carter - #12 UK (1998 release) #6 Sweden
•2000 - Aaron's Party (album) - #1 Sweden
•2001 - Oh Aaron
•2002 - Another Earthquake

Aaron Carter Additional albums
•2003 - Most Requested Hits
•2006 - Come Get It: The Very Best of Aaron Carter
•2006 - 2 Good 2 B True

Aaron Carter Singles

From Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
•2000 - "I Want Candy" - #31 UK, #68 Germany, #10 Sweden, #27 Australia
•2000 - "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" - #51 UK, #35 U.S.
•2001 - "The Clapping Song"

From Aaron Carter
•1997 - "Crush on You" - #9 UK, #5 Germany, #18 Sweden, #9 Australia
•1998 - "Crazy Little homo boy" - #7 UK, #13 Germany, #7 Sweden, #20 Australia
•1998 - "I'm Gonna Miss You Forever" - #24 UK, #13 Germany, #9 Sweden
•1998 - "Surfin' USA" - #18 UK, #18 Germany, #51 Sweden

From Another Earthquake
•2002 - "Another Earthquake"
•2002 - "Summertime"
•2002 - "To All the guys"
•2003 - "Do You Remember"

Non-album singles
•1998 - "Let the Music Heal Your Soul" (charity single) #6 Germany, #60 U.S.
•1999 - "Children of the World" (charity single) #65 Germany

From Most Requested Hits
•2003 - "
•2004 - "One Better"
•2005 - "Saturday Night"

Aaron Carter Soundtracks
•Pokémon: The First Movie (1999) - "(Have Some) Fun with the Funk"
•The Little Vampire (2000) - "Iko Iko"
•Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) - "Life is a Party"
•Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) - "Leave it Up to Me", "AC's Alien Nation", "Go Jimmy Jimmy"
•The Princess Diaries (2001) - "Little Bitty Pretty One"
•Disney Mania (2002) - "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"
•Pop star (2005) - "Saturday Night" (live), "Enough of Me", "I Want Candy" (live), "One Better" (live), "Do You Remember" (live)

Aaron Carter Filmography
•Figure it Out.... Himself (1 episode, 1998) (TV)
•Lizzie McGuire.... Himself (1 episode, 2001) (TV)
•Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.... Himself (1 episode, 2001) (TV)
•48 Hours Mystery.... Himself (1 episode, 2002) (TV)
•Liberty's Kids.... Joseph Plumb Martin (2002) (TV) (voice)
•Family Affair.... Liam Curtis (1 episode, 2003) (TV)
•Fat Albert.... Darren/The Kid (2004)
•7th Heaven.... Harry (2 episodes, 2004) (TV)
•Pop star.... JD McQueen (2005) (DVD)
•Super cross.... Owen McClave (2005)
•Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End.... Himself (2005) (TV)
•House of Carters.... Himself (2006) (TV)
•I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.... Marty (Theatrical Release: 09/21/2007)
•Grand Stand.... Mitch (2007) (TV, currently filming)
•Ella Enchanted " Singing main male vocals in "Somebody to love"

BIRTHDAYS: Jay-Z (Birthday 4th December), Famous American Rapper, Biography of Jay-Z on Career, Personal Life, Awards & Jay-Z Achievements

Shawn Corey Carter known as Jay-Z, an American hip hop performer and businessman was born on 4th December, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. Jay-Z is an earlier CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z co-owns The 40/40 Club and the New Jersey Nets. Jay-Z is considered the most economically hip hop performers and industrialist in America. It has sold approximately 26 million units in US. And his significantly acclaimed album, The Blueprint, was printed in just 2 days. After declaring his withdrawal from the recording music in the year of 2003, Jay-Z came back in 2006 with his album Kingdome Come. It has sold above 680,000 copies in its opening week. It became his biggest-selling album in one-week period. And MTV called him number1 on the list of the biggest MCs of entire time. And The New York Times declared in April of 2008 that Jay-Z is on the border of the partnership with Live Nation for $150 million — in the middle of the most luxurious contracts ever rewarded to an artiste. Jay-Z wedded with Beyonce Knowles on 4th April, 2008.

Biography of Jay-Z

Jay-Z Early years

Jay-Z was abandoned through his father Andes Reeves and at the age of 12, Jay-Z shot his brother for thieving the jewelry. Jay-Z attended the Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn, with a rapper AZ, awaiting it was ended. After it, Jay-Z attended the George Westinghouse Information Technology High School in Downtown Brooklyn, with colleague rappers The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, and Trenton Central High School in Trenton, New Jersey; however Jay-Z did not complete his graduation. Jay-Z captured in selling the drugs.

In accordance with, his mother Gloria Carter, Jay-Z regularly used to get up his sibling up at nighttime beating out the drum pattern on a kitchen table. Finally Jay-Z mother bought him the boom box for his b’day and hence his interest sparked in melody. Jay-Z began writing rhymes, free styling. It is affirmed that Jay-Z beat the Busta Rhymes in a rap battle, but has lost to DMX. On the top of that, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Bizzy Bone was seized by his owner and taken to New York to fight Jay-Z; Bizzy allegedly was champion in the combat.

Jay-Z Career Graph

Jay-Z is considered the most admired and top rated rapper not only in US but globally. Jay-Z achieved a Grammy Award for the Best Rap/ Sung Collaboration with the hit song “Umbrella”. Currently Jay-Z is constantly hitting admirers acquire storm with the victory of his latest album “American Gangster”. It sold several copies globally after its release. Jay-Z is still verifying why Jay-Z is so popular and idolized rapper.

Jay-Z's American Gangster Album

American Gangster is his 10th studio album. And it was unconfined on 6th November, 2007 in US. American Gangster is Jay-Z primary concept album, which is connected with the movie American Gangster starring Denzel Washington. And this album attributes production from The Neptune, Just Blaze, and Diddy & The Hit men, and among others. And the guest appearances comprise Nas, Lil Wayne, and Beanie Sigel. Jay-Z released the cappella e4dition of an album of his birthday, 4th December, 2007.

With the discharge of American Gangster Jay-Z is on the mission to verify that Jay-Z is still the finest rapper alive. Jay-Z succeeds. And the album has the type of craftsmanship and intensity.

Controversy of Jay-Z

Mobb Deep

After the discharge of Murda Muzik, Jay-Z stated against the duet Mobb Deep, for increasing the publicity. One line from Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter spoke out, "How dare you look at Jigga like I'm shook like boo," in which Jay-Z understood as a position to "Shook Ones Pt. II." These statements were mixed with the other one of his albums, Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life: "What the deal is? (Huh?)/Its like New York's been soft Ever since Snoop came through and crushed the buildings," which sensation felt referenced Mobb Deep's complain with Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and Death Row Records. Jay-Z revealed the snaps of the young Prodigy dressed up like Michael Jackson in the year of 1983, while Jay-Z claimed that it was 1988.

The Grey Album

The Grey Album is an album through Danger Mouse. It was released in the year of 2004. Jay-Z claimed that it used a cappella edition of his The Black Album. The Grey Album gained unsavory reputation because of EMI. Jay-Z has not openly commented on The Grey Album.

Jay-Z Private Life

Jay-Z attached with R&B singer Beyonce Knowles, an earlier member of Destiny’s Child. And in the year of 1998, Jay-Z was featured on the song by a producer Timbaland, named “Lobster & Scrimp", and which references Destiny’s Child’s Primary single No, No, No”.

On 4th April, 2008, it was stated through People that Jay-Z and Knowles had been wedded at a confidential ceremony in New York.

Discography of Jay-Z

Jay-Z Solo albums

• Reasonable Doubt (1996)
• In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997)
• Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998)
• Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
• The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
• The Blueprint (2001)
• The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse (2002)
• The Black Album (2003)
• Kingdom Come (2006)
• American Gangster (2007)
• The Blueprint 3 (2009)

Collaboration albums of Jay-Z

• Streets Is Watching (1998)
• The Best of Both Worlds (2002) – with R. Kelly
• Collision Course (2004) – with Linkin Park
• Unfinished Business (2004) – with R. Kelly
• Viva La Hova (2008) - with Coldplay

Compilation albums of Jay-Z

• Jay-Z: Unplugged (2001)
• Chapter One: Greatest Hits (2002)
• Bring It On: The Best of Jay-Z (2003)
• Greatest Hits (2006)

BIRTHDAYS: Brendan Fraser (Birthday 3rd December), Famous American Actor, Biography of Brendan Fraser on Career, Personal Life, Awards, Filmography

Brendan James Fraser a Canadian-American artist of screen and stage was born on 3rd December, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brendan Fraser is famous for various big Hollywood movies, comprised The Mummy movie series, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Quiet American, George of the Jungle and Crash.

Biography of Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser Early Life

Brendan Fraser was the son of Peter Fraser, an ex- journalist and Canadian parents Carol, a sales counselor. Brendan Fraser has three elder brothers: Sean, Regan, and Kevin. During his early days, his family shifted in Seattle, Ottawa, Eureka, California, Switzerland and Netherlands. Brendan Fraser joined the confidential boys' boarding school, Upper Canada College, in Toronto. During his vacations in London, Brendan Fraser joined his first proficient theatrical presentation in the West End. Brendan Fraser learned acting in an acting college in New York. Initially Brendan Fraser intended on joining the graduate school in Texas. And Brendan Fraser decided to settle in Los Angeles and work in films.

Brendan Fraser Career Graph

Brendan Fraser has acquired approximately 30 movie credits. Brendan Fraser did his first main role in Encino Man (1992). At the same year, Brendan Fraser played opposite Chris O'Donnell, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon in School Ties (1992). And in the year of 1994, Brendan Fraser co-starred along with Adam Sandler in the farce Airheads. Brendan Fraser went onto play the supporting characters starring along with Ashley Judd and Viggo Mortensen in Philip Ridley’s The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995), and Jennifer Beals in The Twilight of the Golds (1997). And in the year of 1997, Brendan Fraser obtained his penetrate role with smack comedy movie George of the Jungle (1997). Brendan Fraser carried on emerging in various movies such as Blast from the Past (1999), Bedazzled (2000) and Monkey bone (2001).

Brendan Fraser also played the dramatic role in Gods and Monsters (1998), along with Ian McKellen. And the movie was made on the life of filmmaker James Whale (McKellen), who formed 1931 movie Frankenstein. And this movie was directed and written by Bill Condon.

Brendan Fraser major viable success came with the act adventure terror film (co-starring Rachel Weiss) The Mummy (1999) and its continuation The Mummy Returns (2001), which were incredibly flourishing at the box office. Brendan Fraser has done two movies which are based on Jay Ward creation, George of the Jungle and Dudley Do-Right while Brendan Fraser did not reprise his character in the former's continuation.

In the year of 2004, Brendan Fraser emerged in Academy Award-winning movie Crash. Brendan Fraser has made the guest appearances on TV shows The Simpson, King of the Hill, and Scrubs.

In March 2006, Brendan Fraser was introduced into the Canada's Walk of Fame, the earliest American-born artist to achieve the honor. On the other hand, at the same year, Brendan Fraser does not have the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. And after six years break, Brendan Fraser came back for the continuation of The Mummy which was unconfined in August 2008 and named The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Filming began in the Montreal on 27th July, 2007 and the film starred Jet Li as the Emperor Han. And the final movie grossed over $100 million in USA and approximately $400 million global.

Brendan Fraser starred as "Brick" in West End making of Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in September, 2001, produced by Anthony Page. And cast mates comprised Gemma Jones, Frances O'Connor, and Ned Beatty. And the show ended on 12th January, 2002, with Brendan Fraser, collecting many outstanding reviews.

Brendan Fraser Personal Life

Brendan Fraser met an actress Afton Smith while joining the barbecue at Winona Ryder's residence on 4th July, 1993, after his appearance in Los Angeles. Brendan Fraser wedded with Smith on 27th September, 1998. They have 3 sons: Leland Francis Fraser, Holden Fletcher Fraser and Griffin Arthur Fraser. On 27th December, they split up from each other.

Brendan Fraser provides on the Board of Directors for the Film Aid International.

Brendan Fraser is also a part-time photographer. Brendan has used various Polaroid in films and on television shows, most markedly on his guest role on Scrubs.

Filmography of Brendan Fraser

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1991	Dogfight	Sailor #1	as Brendan Fraser
1992	Encino Man	Link
	School Ties	David Greene
1993	Twenty Bucks	Sam Mastrewski
	Son in Law	Link	uncredited
	Younger and Younger	Winston Younger
1994	With Honors	Montgomery 'Monty' Kessler
	Airheads	Chester 'Chazz' Darvey
	In the Army Now	Link	uncredited
	The Scout	Steve Nebraska
1995	The Passion of Darkly	Darkly Noon
	Noon
	Now and Then	Vietnam veteran	uncredited
1996	Brain Candy	Placebo patient	Cameo - uncredited
	Mrs. Winterbourne	Bill/Hugh Winterbourne
	Glory Daze	Doug
1997	George of the Jungle	George of the Jungle
	The Twilight of the Golds	David Gold
	Still Breathing	Fletcher McCracken
1998	Gods and Monsters	Clayton Boone
1999	Blast from the Past	Adam Webber
	The Mummy	Richard 'Rick'O'Connell
	Dudley Do-Right	Dudley Do-Right
2000	Bedazzled	Elliot Richards / Jefe/ Mary
	Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists	Sinbad	voice
2001	Monkey bone	Stu Miley
	The Mummy Returns	Richard 'Rick'O'Connell
2002	The Quiet American	Alden Pyle
2003	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	Himself	uncredited
	Looney Tunes: Back in Action	DJ Drake / Himself /Voice of Tasmanian Devil and She-Devil
2004	Crash	Rick Cabot	Screen Actors GuildAward - Best Cast Black Reel Awards - Best Ensemble
2005	Beach Bunny	Beach bum	voice
2006	Journey to the End of the Night	Paul
	The Last Time	Jamie
2007	The Air I Breathe	Pleasure
2008	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Prof. Trevor Anderson
	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Richard 'Rick'O'Connell
2009	Ink heart	Mo 'Silver tongue'Flowcharts	completed
	G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra		post-production

Audio book narration

• Dragon Rider (2004)
• Ink spell (2005)